Nick Cheung’s Peg O’ My Heart 張家輝《贖夢》: Nightmares Unravel

Press Release from Illume Films, With Notes from Fête Chinoise Editorial Team
Directed & Co-Written by Nick Cheung 張家輝
Starring: Nick Cheung 張家輝, Fala Chen 陳法拉, Terrance Lau 劉俊謙

In Cinemas June 13

Synopsis

Dr. Man, an unorthodox psychiatrist, takes on a new patient, Choi. Choi is afraid to go to sleep and struggles to differentiate between dreams and reality, Man is determined to get to the bottom of his story. As Choi’s story unfolds, Man begins to experience disturbing and perplexing dreams himself. Are his night terrors a result of repressed memories, or is there a price to pay for uncovering the ghosts hidden in Choi’s closet?

Director: Nick Cheung

Writers: Nick Cheung, Ryan Ling

Starring: Nick Cheung, Fala Chen, Terrance Lau, Rebecca Li, Ben Yuen, Natalie Hsu, and more

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Peg O’ My Heart Official Trailer

In Cantonese, with English and Chinese Subtitles

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