The First 7th Night
2009 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 233 VOTES · DIR. Herman Yau
Overview
A helpless Taxi driver, a mysterious delivery boy, a 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all come together to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger Xiao Ma hires a taxi driver named Map King, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel. The Chun Lei Motel was mysteriously burnt 30 years before, and has been abandoned since. Very few people remember that the hotel ever existed and no one ever speaks of it. To Xiao Mas' surprise, the taxi driver actually knows the way to the motel. Ah Fang, was the owner of the motel. She had lived peacefully in the motel with her young son and husband. Seven days after the unfortunate death of her beloved husband, four thieves visited her motel. By the end of that evening, the motel was in flames and everyone involved had vanished. Thirty years after that fateful night, Xiao Ma and the taxi driver reach the motel.
Dialogue Timeline — 819 lines
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00:01:58 Who have heard of the Sun...
00:03:23 It's far away from you. At least 250 kilometer.
00:05:07 Just a name only. How to call?
00:08:39 I swore that I would never go there again.
00:11:31 He had two daughters.
00:14:12 Come on, don't mess around.
00:17:56 Nobody can call.
00:23:36 Is that true?
00:26:06 What the hell.
00:29:25 I fearthat the ox-headed and horse-faced are so cute...
00:33:40 Asshole, why are you driving that fast?
00:37:46 Have you ever thought
00:40:38 Who pricked it?
00:45:25 Nothing.
00:48:12 In fact, they are poor.
00:52:53 I found some noodles.
00:55:54 Prepare noodles now!
00:59:43 The cops can't easily find us. That's why I drove in and take a look.
01:05:15 Bo, where are you?
01:09:41 Asking money to gamble again?
01:12:09 I asked you where is the money?
01:17:30 Whenever I bend my arms, I feel painful.
01:21:50 Aunte Lian?
01:24:29 Excuse me, do you know Linen Town?