Middle-aged widow Mei-heung (Sylvia Chang) has gone through countless sleepless nights since the death of her husband, Bill (Simon Yam)....
Middle-aged widow Mei-heung (Sylvia Chang) has gone through countless sleepless nights since the death of her husband, Bill (Simon Yam). One day, she finds a key among the items that Bill left behind, leading her to his secret neon workshop where she meets the young apprentice, Leo (Henick Chou).
With his help, Mei-heung tries to uncover the story behind the sign and learns the craft of blowing neon lights in hopes of fulfilling her deceased husband's last wish of recreating demolished neon light with her own hands. Along the way, Mei-heung reminisces about her beautiful encounters with Bill and unearths pieces of Bill's past as if they are the last consolation left by him. Meanwhile, Mei-heung’s daughter, Prism (Cecilia Choi), plans to leave Hong Kong with her fiancé, but she is unable to break the news to Mei-heung. As clues of the legendary neon sign gradually emerge, the secrets that Mei-heung couldn't face are about to be revealed...
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A Light Never Goes Out | Details
- Rating
- 15, suicide references
- Runtime
- 103
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong