A Hong Kong pastor faces an impossible test of faith when the young man responsible for his daughter's death arrives at his church seeking both salvation and shelter.
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The people behind it
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Pastor Paul Leung
Louisa So Yuk-Wah
Pastor's Wife
George Au Chun-Hoi
Chan Tsz Lok
Sheena Chan Shu-Yan
Leung Yan Ching
Summer Chan
Grace
Timothy Choi
Jack
Wing Mo
Miss Yung
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