''Missbehavior'' () is a 2019 Hong Kong film by Pang Ho-cheung. It is co-written by Pang and Sunny Lau.

Plot

After June accidentally served her boss's breast milk to a client, she assembles a group of her estranged friends on

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to find a replacement bottle before her boss leaves.

Cast

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— Isabel *

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— Rosalin Lin *

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— May, the policewoman * — June, the office worker searching for breast milk * Chui Tien You — Frank * Hanjin Tan — Boris *

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— June's boss, Luna Fu *

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— the important client

Production

The film was shot over 14 days with a heavy use of

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Release and reception

It was released over

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. Edmund Lee of the ''

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'' gave the film three of five

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and wrote that while he liked the wordplay humour the script was "hit or miss". Arturo Arredondo for the ''Georgia Asian Times'' gave the film four out of five stars, praising the cast's acting and improvisational skills. Elizabeth Kerr of ''

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'' praised the film's blend of coarse and witty humor but noted its regional Hong Kong idiosyncrasies as a barrier for international appeal.

References

External links

* Hong Kong comedy films 2019 comedy films 2019 films 2010s Hong Kong films 2010s Cantonese-language films {{HK-stub