Despite her evident, indie-approach to filmmaking, Ann Hui always managed to have big names in her movies, something that continues to this day. In that regard, it is no surprise that “Goddess of Mercy”, a movie that includes the extensive flashback approach she later implemented in “The Postmodern Life of My Aunt”, features two such names, in Vicky Zhao and Nicholas Tse.

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The story is based on a novel by Hai Yan, who co-wrote the script with Ivy Ho. The movie starts with the focus on Yang Rui, a Beijing executive and a genuine playboy, who retains a relationship with his boss while sleeping with a number of other women. One day, he meets a woman named He Yanhong who works at a local tae kwon do gym and, impressed by her beauty, proceeds to court her. Just like in his sessions in the gym,...