- Film Title: Pass and Goal
- Director: Jil Wong Pak Kei
- Producer: O Sing Pui, Kinnie CHEUNG
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- Casts: Gigi LEUNG, CHAN Charm Man Peter, Chu Pak Hong, Rachel LEUNG, Sahal Zaman, Rondi CHAN
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- Language: Catonese
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Synopsis:
If life were a football match, her first half was definitely that of a victory.
After post-graduation, the eloquent Hei Man (Gigi LEUNG) quickly earns her first pot of gold as a financial consultant. However, her later business venture fails due to misplaced trust in friends, forcing her to quit Deep Water Bay home to her cousin’s in Sham Shui Po. Despite this setback, Hei Man promises herself to earn back what had lost as quickly as possible!
Hei Man’s old friend, Yui Chi, is a wealthy heir who is organizing a “U12 5v5 Football League”. Struggling to prove himself to his father, Yui Chi is anxious about how to attract public attention to the league. Hei Man seizes the opportunity to promise to help make the league a success. She learns that her little cousin, Chi Ying, who loves football, and several grassroots kids—OK (Rondi CHAN), Alan, Fat B, and Rai (Sahal ZAMAN) – have formed a football team, and they recruit a former famous football player, Siu Ho (CHAN Charm Man Peter), who became disabled due to a traffic accident, to coach the team. Overnight, kind-hearted netizens flooded the team with encouraging messages, and the team gained popularity online.
The league’s opening match is about to begin, with Chi Ying’s “Bright Hope” facing the heavily favored “Rising Sun”. Chi Ying firmly believes she can lead her teammates to victory, despite her impressive skills, the team loses badly to their systematically trained opponents.
Even they fail in the initial match, Hei Man encourages the kids not to give up. She tries hard to find a more competent coach, but no one wants to take on such a defeated team. Reluctantly lack of football knowledge, Hei Man herself starts by training the kids physical fitness and teamwork. Unbeknownst to her, she forms a genuine bond with the children.
In their next match, through everyone’s hard work, they miraculously draw with their opponents. Hei Man and the kids celebrate as if they have won. However, the kids don’t hold high hopes for advancement, but Hei Man uses her own experience of bankruptcy to courage them not to give up easily.
In the final match, Chi Ying has to face “Rising Sun” again. Without any fear, she deeply knows the team has improved significantly. While the match begins, the team suffers another defeat. Both teams fight hard on the green field, displaying the happiest smiles, and Hei Man decides that she will use her second half to rewrite the first half for more children in need of help and courage!