TAPE《錄影歹》：A Unique Reinterpretation of Richard Linklater’s Classic, Starring Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan, and Adam Pak, Coming Soon

Movie Information and Stills Courtesy of Bizhan Tong
Director: Bizhan Tong
Written by: Bizhan Tong & Stephen Belber
Starring: Kenny Kwan, Adam Pak, Selena Lee

After a successful festival run including a screening at the Raindance Film Festival, the Hong Kong adaptation of Richard Linklater’s TAPE is set to hit UK cinemas from 22 August 2025. The film brings new cultural depth and dramatic intensity to the classic one-room thriller. Stay tuned for more screening updates, including upcoming showings in Canada!

Synopsis

Updating Richard Linklater’s award-winning 2001 film for a modern era, TAPE relocates the story from the U.S. to Hong Kong, following three former high school friends whose reunion 15 years later forces them to confront a harrowing secret from their past.

Starring Kenny Kwan, Selena Lee, and Adam Pak, alongside Hong Kong Film Award winner Mason Fung, Summer Chan, and Angus Yeung as their younger selves, TAPE is a powerful exploration of power, manipulation, and the cultural silence around sexual assault in a society that has yet to fully reckon with #MeToo.

With a haunting score by British musician Keaton Henson, the film examines how trauma lingers across time and challenges the subjective nature of truth. TAPE is a bold, socially relevant drama that pushes boundaries, making it one of the most thought-provoking Hong Kong productions in recent years.

兩個多年沒見的朋友Jon（關智斌飾）和Wing（栢天男飾）在Wing的公寓見面。Jon是一位新晉導演，而Wing 卻是一個毒販。老友敘舊的話題很閒話家常，直至Jon發現Wing 把他們的對話暗中錄影，令氣氛變得緊張！Wing試圖讓Jon承認一件在15年前畢業派對中發生的事，此事涉及他們的朋友Amy（李施嬅飾）。隨著激烈的對談，Jon和Wing不得不面對他們的過去，挑戰着他們的友情和道德底線。Amy如今是一名檢察官。當她到達Wing家後，三人要被迫面對那個晚上的秘密，揭開一個多年的真相...

Director: Bizhan Tong 唐畢山
Written by: Bizhan Tong, Stephen Belber
Starring: Kenny Kwan 關智斌, Adam Pak 栢天男, Selena Lee 李施嬅, Angus Yeung 楊天宇, Ho Yeung Fung 馮皓揚, Summer Chan 陳紫萱

TAPE Official Trailer

Cantonese (with English subtitles)

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