A Time to Be Born and A Time to Die
2012, Cantonese. Directed by Lui Mei-fung & Mak Tsz-Chiu.
Going through rubbish bins of neighbours for scrap metal to sell, putting food on the table for a dependent grandfather and no school, there’s not much of a life for an orphaned boy. Finders, keepers so when he makes a treasure find, he keeps it until its sentimental value is known and its rightful owner, a neighbour girl, located, whereupon stories of similar misfortunes are told, bonds are forged and pledges are made. Yet life can be cruel, even to a little soul who has borne witness to too much death.
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 24 November 2012
- Original title
- 有時
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Lui Mei-fung, Mak Tsz-Chiu, Yip Shuk Ting
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A Time to Be Born and A Time to Die isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 November 2012. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Time to Be Born and A Time to Die?
A Time to Be Born and A Time to Die (2012) was directed by Lui Mei-fung and Mak Tsz-Chiu and stars Mo Ka Chiu, Lee Yik Ling, Peter Hui.