Brutally Young
Brutally Young (Chinese: 十八年後的終極告白) is a crime and thriller television drama produced by TVB. It stars Shaun Tam, Mandy Wong, Joel Chan and Vivien Yeo. Simon Wong Wai-yan serves as the producer.[1][2] The series made its premier on April 20, 2020.
| Brutally Young 十八年後的終極告白 | |
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| Genre | Crime Detective |
| Created by | Simon Wong Wai-yan |
| Written by | Lui Sau-lin |
| Directed by | Calvin Leung Ting-hin Kwun Kwok-wai Lee Kin-wo Tse Ho-yeung |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Dominic Chu |
| Opening theme | Confessions by Fred Cheng |
| Ending theme | I Need You Every Minute by Joey Thye |
| Composer | George Lam |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese (TVB Jade) |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Simon Wong Wai-yan |
| Production location |  Hong Kong |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Distributor | TVBI |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Original release | 20 April – 15 May 2020 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 十八年後的終極告白 | ||||||
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Synopsis
18 years ago, a group of seven students were involved in the death of a gangster, later burying him in the woods. Today as adults, each of them walk their own path and professions, but the discovery of the bones belonging to their former classmate forces them to reunite and find a way to keep the police from knowing their secret.
Cast and characters
Main characters
- Shaun Tam as Sam Lam Long-sang (林朗生), a senior accountant and one of the seven men. Since the incident 18 years ago, Sam has become an accountant until the resurgence of the incident slowly pushes him over the edge.
- Mandy Wong as Yuen Lai-ken (阮麗瑾), better known as Madam Yuen, a police inspector who heads her own crime squad in Kowloon. After the death of Ghost Keung, she begins investigating the incident from 18 years ago.
- Joel Chan as Sum King-yat (沈敬一), better known as Yat Gor (一哥), a gangster who leads a faction under Uncle Ken and rival of Coffin. He is one of the seven men as well.
- Vivien Yeo as Tse Ka-sin (謝家倩), Chubby Foo's younger sister and a deaf bartender who has had a crush on Yat Gor since childhood.
Supporting characters
- Dominic Lam as Yuen Chun (阮進), better known as Yuen Sir (阮Sir), a military surplus store owner and Madam Yuen's father. He was also Zombie's father and the seven men's teacher in high school. Wanting revenge for his son's death, he takes great measures to track down his son's killer.
- Anthony Ho as Tse Ka-foo (謝家富), better known as Chubby Foo (肥仔富), a Japanese cook and Ka-sin's elder brother. He is one of the seven men as well.
- Candice Chiu as Joanne Wong Chung-kwan (王頌君), an investment bank manager and Sam's girlfriend, though they later break up due to a case involving illegal matters with a cement company.
- Elvina Kong as Chan Suk-han (陳淑嫻), a housewife, Madam Yuen's mother and Yuen Chun's wife.
- Griselda Yeung as Leung Kit-ching (梁潔貞), a tailor and Ghost Keung's widow. After her husband's death, she struggles to raise her own son alongside handing her tailoring business, but gets assistance from Chubby Foo.
- Mary Hon as Kwong Bo-chu (鄺寶珠), Sam's mother.
- Auston Lam as Fung Wing-hing (馮永興), better known as Chui Shui / Blow (吹水), a real estate agent and one of the seven men.
- Gordon Siu as Lee Keung (李強), Ghost Keung (鬼仔強), a driver and Leung Kit-ching's husband who is very superstitious. He is one of the seven men and is killed by Lai Kwok-ming in episode 1 while trying to take him to confession.
- David Do as Sze Man-fu (施文虎), better known as Tiger, a butcher and Chiu Yuk Tai's husband. He is one of the seven men and is killed by Lai Kwok-ming in episode 10 when he discovers Lai Kwok-ming spying on his wife.
- Nicole Wan as Chiu Yuk-tai (趙玉娣), a butcher and Tiger's wife. She is killed by Lai Kwok-ming in episode 11 while trying to find Sam.
- Louis Szeto as Lai Sai-tat (黎世達), better known as Egg Tart (蛋撻), a former waiter at a Tai Tung Tsuen restaurant and one of the seven men. He became paralyzed by being pushed down the stairs by Lai Kwok-ming in 2009 while trying to give information to Yuen Chun.
- Kevin Tong as Lai Kwok-ming (賴國明), a security guard working at Sam's office building.
- Oman Lam as Wu Kai-sze (胡啟思), better known as Zombie (喪屍), a gangster and Yuen Chun's illegitimate son.
- Ball Mang as Jackie Choi Wai-lan (蔡慧蘭), a salesperson and Ka-sin’s good friend.
- Ken Law as Kwan Tai-shen (關泰臣), Yat Gor's loyal assistant.
- Stephen Ho as Tsui Yau-chai (徐友齊), better known as Coffin (棺材), a gangster and leader of a faction under Uncle Ken and Yat Gor's rival.
- Shu-fung Cheng as Au-yeung Ken (歐陽鏡), better known as Uncle Ken (鏡叔), the gangster leader of Yat Gor and Coffin.
- Milkson Fong as Tiu Chai Fau (跳掣輝), Coffin's assistant.
References
- "【十八年後的終極告白】7子殺人案拆解誰是真兇" (in Chinese). 9 April 2020.
- "《十八年後的終極告白》 埋藏秘密曝光" (in Chinese). 9 April 2020.
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