The Accident: Viewer Comments

Three stories set in the night following a mainland train accident. A young Hong Kong man (Andrew Lien) is stranded overnight in China. He spends the night in a motel, which, for the past month, has been the set of an erotic movie starring Ding Li (Almen Wong). She's trapped in the hotel and has been feuding with the director until the new guest is persuaded by Ding to share the film's most explicit moment. In story two, Gigi Lai returns rainy Hong Kong to find her boyfriend absent and, as her loneliness rises, finds comfort in a married pilot (Tse Yin). The third and best segment deals with a debt-ridden taxi driver (Ben Ng) who hooks up with a young mainland boy (Wong Hei) stranded in HK for the night. The two cruise Hong Kong's nightscape together as a sexual bind swells up between the two.

A delightful independent film that deserves far more acclaim than it received, "The Accident" is sexy, lively, passionate and highly original. The script is based on an original novel of the same name by Julian Lee, whose direction produces consistently sensuous and engaging screen images. The choice pick of actors show enthusiasm for the challenging roles they play so confidently. For open-minded viewers and those who simply yearn for tight, original cinema, Julian Lee's gorgeous film is an absolute must-see.