The Manual of Love
2021, Cantonese. Directed by Buber Mak.
At a zhizha shop, paperservant dolls eagerly await their destiny of being sent to serve their masters in the underworld. They must be sent out within forty-nine days following their masters’ death, or end their unfulfilled existence as waste paper. Old Mr. Yeung, owner of the zhizha shop, is determined to keep the artisan trade alive. Yet with the old neighbourhood being redeveloped, the shop’s business dwindles along with the chance for the kind-hearted Lo-mui and Kam-lo, two paper dolls crafted by old Mr. Yeung, to find a master. The dolls hatch a plan to escape in a race against time before their demise.
- Runtime
- 0h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 13 June 2021
- Original title
- 完全紙紮手冊
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Buber Mak
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The Manual of Love runs 29 minutes (0h 29m).
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The Manual of Love isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 June 2021. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Manual of Love?
The Manual of Love (2021) was directed by Buber Mak and stars Buber Mak, Mak Chi-man, So Chun-Wai.