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The story is told from the point of view of a high school girl called Jessie (Jessica Wong) whose talent for the Chinese board game Go has earned her the nickname ‘Queen Chess’. She balances her time between practising Go and hanging out with her boyfriend (Yau Hawk-sau Neo). The former seems to win for this studious girl, but it is clear she’s also seeking something to pull her out of this lonely life of late-night computer games.

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Status

Released

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Runtime

25 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

29 November 2017

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Neo Yau

Neo Yau

Cheng Sai Ho

Jessica Wong

Jessica Wong

Jessie / Queen Chess

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