The Midnight After Page #2

Synopsis: A night like any other in the streets of Hong Kong: in the midst of the tangle of night-owls, cars and vendors, a group of passengers climb aboard a minibus that is to take them from Mongkok to Tai Po. The group is as diverse as the city: there's a young man on drugs, an arguing couple, a woman with prayer beads and a girl who has just fallen in love, and behind the wheel sits the chatty driver. As the bus emerges from a tunnel, everything is suddenly quite still: the streets and buildings are all empty and there's not a soul to be seen; it's as if everyone has suddenly been swallowed by the earth. Only the millions of neon lights continue to blink, as if nothing has happened. The eclectic group of passengers seek refuge in a deserted café and discuss what they should do. Then they make a horrific discovery.
Director(s): Fruit Chan
Production: Film Development Fund of Hong Kong
  6 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
124 min
18 Views


Nobody's getting off...

Are you kidding?

It's ringing but no-one's picking up

I've tried quite a few times

I can't find my boyfriend

He's not replying me

What kind of shitty network is this?

I'm switching my account tomorrow!

What's going on? Network signal is okay...

Hey, are you guys getting off or not?

I don't get it, they're not picking up

They're normally up until at least 5am

Don't worry about it!

If you're so cool with it, you try!

Hey! If this is your stop, please get off!

Hang on!

Nobody is taking any of our calls

Something must have happened

There's no-one on the streets

The only thing here is our minibus

I don't know what's going on

How about trying the radio?

Good idea!

Don't break it, buddy...

This ain't my minibus

Damn...

It's the same on all frequencies

Call the police, they're sure to answer

That's right

It's useless, I've tried already

Impossible

You're right, the police call centre...

always answers calls

As long as there's anyone there

What you mean is...

What I mean is let's stop kidding ourselves...

that everything's normal out there

I think we all need to pause for a bit...

to see what's staring us in the face

Everyone has disappeared

This minibus is the only thing left

Along with us on board

How can that be?

He's gone haywire

Didn't you hear him?

He says everyone has disappeared

Take it a bit further, won't you?

Maybe there are killer birds out there!

- I'm scared

- Shut up

You're crazy

Wait a minute! The Lion Rock Tunnel...

As we were going through the tunnel...

...I blinked and the truck vanished

A truck vanished?

That must be it!

Driver, you must have seen it!

Lion Rock Tunnel?

Time to call my brothers...

Hey,Keung,Keung...

Anyone hear me?

What's going on?

Hey, Lam's wife is about to give birth!

Right, as we went through the tunnel...

... I blinked for a moment too, didn't I?

Unless...

Maybe...

It isn't everybody else who's disappeared

It's us!

My guess is...

something happened in Lion Rock Tunnel

That's why all the cars vanished

While we were in the tunnel...

our minibus...

had a serious accident

All of us are already dead

What? All dead?

You're kidding, right?

I'm... dead?

This guy's out of his mind

How can he say such things?

What are you doing?

What are you laughing at?

I'm laughing at you!

You really think this is an accident?

I'm telling you all, since the 17 of us...

got on board this minibus...

our destinies have been aligned

Hey, lady...

You can laugh at them

But don't blame my minibus

At 2:
28am...

as this minibus was about to set off...

that couple who first got on the bus...

You mean the man and woman who got off?

Motherf***er!

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