A Guilty Conscience

A Guilty Conscience (2023)

毒舌大狀

After his negligence causes an innocent woman to go to jail, a lawyer and his colleagues work to clear her name.

Date of release
2023-01-20
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (62)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director
Jack Ng Wai-lun

Casting

Interesting facts

A Guilty Conscience is a 2023 Hong Kong legal drama film co-written and directed by Jack Ng, in his directorial debut. The film follows the trial of a single mother wrongly charged with the murder of her daughter, and an attorney vows to clear her name. It stars an ensemble cast including Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Michael Wong, Dee Ho, Renci Yeung, Adam Pak, Bowie Lam, and Vincent Kok.

Production

Screenwriter Jack Ng has aspired to be a director since his graduation from Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts in 2000. However, he decided to turn to screenwriting which lasted for more than 20 years. After co-writing Anita with writer/director Longman Leung, producer Bill Kong invited Ng to make his directorial debut feature.

Filming began on May 23, 2022, and wrapped up on July 2, 2022. The court scenes were mainly filmed in North Kowloon Magistracy, which has been a historic building since it ceased operation.

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