CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night) · 1976

Overview

Four episodes combined. Dawn: the first cop goes to interrogate the parents of a babygirl who got burnt by an iron. These, eventually admit to be the one responsible but they state it was an accident. Going back on a bus, he reads a newspaper article reporting another case of violence against minors. Noon: the moustached cop cop collects the report of a mother regarding the presence of perverts in her building. A thirteen-year-old girl is spotted with a man in equivocal acts: when she is interrogated she shows no signs of anxiety. Dusk: in a nursing home a guest kills another old man with an axe. He is interrogated by the older cop who, once back home, talks with his wife and daughter while watching sadly TV. Night: the fourth cop is in a disco when he gets the call that a collegue’s wife was the victim of a hit and run. The following morning he goes back to the office.

Cast

Simon Yam, David Lo Dai-Wai, Chan Ka-Yee, Mark Cheung Lui, Henry Yu Yang, Rosaline Chan, Cheng Siu-Ping, Ho Bik-Kin

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