The 25th Filial Exemplar

A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

Cast

Charles Pang

as Leung

Huang Lei

as Mei Zhu

Alyssa Leanne So

as Ting Ting

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