The Last Dance (2024) on Netflix
Debt-ridden wedding planner Dominic takes over a funeral parlor from its retiring owner. Master Man, a sternly traditional Taoist priest, doubts the newcomer belongs in the trade.
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- Netflix4.4/5
- IMDb7.6/103,714 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes100%
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Plot summary
Wedding planner Dominic is in debt when the pandemic lockdown hits, so he changes careers. He takes over the funeral parlor of Jade's uncle, who is retiring; Jade is his girlfriend. There he meets Master Man, a Taoist priest who performs the funeral rite called Break Hell's Gate and holds strictly to tradition. Man doubts Dominic's dedication and is openly antagonistic. Visiting Man at home, Dominic hears Ben, Man's son and a fellow priest, arguing with his sister Yuet, a paramedic who rejects their father's views on women.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Last Dance (2024)
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- The Last Dance became the highest-grossing domestic film of all time in Hong Kong, accumulating HK$122 million by 7 December and outdoing A Guilty Conscience.
- The film was shot on-site at the Tung Wah Coffin Home and the International Funeral Parlour, the first time either venue had been opened for filming. Scenes at the funeral parlour were shot at night in the mourning halls, basement and morgue.
- Anselm Chan's early drafts were darker, and confirmed cast members Dayo Wong, Elaine Jin and Vincent Kok opposed them, so he made the screenplay lighter and more comedic before Michael Hui even read it.
- Chu Pak Hong, a Christian, was invited by director Anselm Chan while they were filming Ready or Rot, though Chan was unsure he would accept given his religious beliefs. Chu and Michelle Wai trained for nine months in the Break Hell's Gate ritual before shooting.
- Terence Lam composed and performed the theme song "The Last Dance", his first time scoring a feature film, and he joined only after watching a test screening to see whether he felt inspired to write the music.
