Plot Summary:
Independent filmmaker Vincent Chui made his first feature
film Leaving in Sorrow a few years ago, starring Shawn Yue
who was not as famous back then, and in 2004 he finished
another film Fear of Intimacy. The film appears to be a genre
film yet its portrayal of a loving relationship reveals a
depth of feeling that is seldom found in mainstream movies.
Though an independent production, its cast is never a weak
one with award-winning Tony Leung Ka Fai, Michelle Saram from
Skyline Cruisers, Taiwanese model-actress Stephenie Lim, and
handsome new actor Cheung Wing Hong.
Fai (Tony Leung), once a successful photojournalist, now
makes a living as a paparazzi to take pictures of celebrities
and expose their scandals. A new photographer (Michelle Saram),
admiring him, works with him in following a rich lady. The
target's mysterious death draws them into investigation, in
which Fai's memory of his girlfriend who vanished in the thin
air 5 years ago keeps haunting him... The film was launched at
the Hong Kong International Film Festival in early 2004 but
its commercial release did not take place until 2005. Now the
film is also available on DVD and VCD for those who have missed
the theatrical release in Hong Kong. Also selected as a competition
entry for the 26th Moscow International Film Festival and as
the Closing Film for the 6th Taipei Film Festival.
