Christmas Rose Page #3

Synopsis: Tim (Kwok) is a defence attorney with a heart of gold. Refusing to be simply a hired gun for his clients, he quits his high-powered job to become a prosecutor for the Justice Department. With the support of fiancee Megan and cop buddy Nam (Liu Kai Chi), Tim decides to start afresh. When he meets a handicapped piano teacher, Jing (Gwei), who urges him to help her. She is accusing her doctor, Zhou (Chang) a renowned surgeon of sexual harassment during a routine check-up. But with no witnesses and only their own conflicting testimonies, a Rashomon-like mystery unfolds. To make matters worse, Zhou's defence attorney, Freddy, is Tim's successor at his old law firm, and proves to be Tim's toughest opponent to-date. As a media frenzy encircles the case, it slowly destroys the lives of everyone involved.
Director(s): Charlie Yeung
Production: Bona International Film Group
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Year:
2013
90 min
29 Views


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Wait

Because your lower body is paralyzed,

you cannot take your panties off yourself

Can I say that?

I cannot when I'm lying down

I understand. Please continue

And then,

I saw...

him put his finger...

into my lower body

Saw?

Ms Li

You were lying in bed

and you were wearing a robe

You couldn't have seen that

You mean

you felt it, right?

Yes, I felt it.

Since you said you had felt it,

can you indicate on this picture

which part of your body had that feeling?

Here

So what you meant by lower body

is actually

the sex organ?

So what did you feel at the time?

I felt...

his finger...

twitching

What kind of feeling was that?

It could be pain or pleasure

Objection

Mr Xue, please pay attention to your question

Excuse me, Your Honor

Ms Li

You said you never

had a lower body checkup?

Never

Could you have confused lower body checkup

with molestation?

I did not confuse

I was really molested

I really felt his finger

twitching in my lower body

Are you a virgin?

Your Honor,

whether Ms Li is a virgin

or not is irrelevant

Your Honor,

whether Ms Li is a virgin or not

as well as her sexual experience

are critical to this case

Her accusation could cause serious damage to

the defendant's d reputation

Please let me ask the question

Objection overruled.

Please proceed cautiously

Ms Li, please answer my question

Yes

Have you ever had a boyfriend

or tried any sexual activities?

No

Nothing, right?

Right

So I think you must have been mistaken

Dr Zhou's checkup

is just regular checkup

I did feel his finger twitching

in my lower body

How long did the lower body checkup last?

I don't remember

You remember the nurse left for 5 minutes...

but not how long the checkup lasted?

About one minute then

I'm actually quite curious

If Dr Zhou really molested you,

why hadn't you told the nurse

or Ms Law at once?

I was scared. I didn't dare to say anything

You didn't know how a lower body checkup

should feel like

You couldn't tell body checkup

from molestation

Your Honor, Ms Li said she could feel it,

but she actually didn't know

Dr Zhou was only using a cotton swab

No!

He was using his finger!

to extract secretions for laboratory tests

It wasn't his finger as she has claimed

No!

This is the cotton swab used by the defendant

to extract secretions from her

Your Honor,

I have no further questions

Ms Li...

Don't push...

Many people are supporting him now.

How do you feel?

Everybody, please calm down...

Please get out of my way...

Ms Li

Please step aside...

How's the situation outside?

The cars of the TV reporters

are still out there

Where's Jane Li?

She seems to be shocked by the reporters

Have a word with her

It's Tim

Hello?

Be prepared during this period

Those reporters will come out of nowhere

I fear that might affect

the kids taking lessons

Don't think too much

You have behaved very bravely

I don't want to press charges anymore

Don't worry

I will claim justice for you

So sorry for troubling you

Don't think like that

We shouldn't condone people like that

What's so scary?

Treat the reporters as your students

Everyone is striving to ask you questions

But sorry,

the teacher only teaches nice kids

Ms Li, I need to talk to Yan. Thank you

Sure

Is she feeling better?

She's fine. Let's see

Ming Jun

I need to pick Tina up at school

This is it

Come in

How pretty

Whenever I'm tired,

I'll pick a postcard

Then I'll close my eyes

and imagine I'm on a trip for a few seconds

I wish I had the chance

to visit every single place

Every single place?

Isn't it too greedy?

No...

Please take a seat

It's good to dream

What's your dream?

To see my son grow up healthily

Look

Tim was there too

My wife had a premature labor

I was at court at that time

So he drove them to the hospital

Ms Li gave you this

Good morning

See you at court

Good luck!

Second Trial

The Defense calls Dr Mandy Wu,

Senior Lecture of Gynecology

A female full body checkup

normally includes the lower body,

unless individual subjects refuse

When examining the lower body,

a doctor will

extract secretions

from the sex organ for lab tests,

in order to check if there are abnormalities

or granular objects on the sex organ

which could be benign or malignant tumors

This is very important

So during the checkup as described,

the subject could have twitching

sensations in her lower body?

Some women,

especially if it's their first checkup,

or if they have no sexual experience,

might be oversensitive,

uncomfortable or resistant

So would the subject misunderstand that

the doctor is trying to violate her?

That's the worst nightmare

of most male doctors

Such misunderstanding

can ruin their reputation

Who would dare to see them again?

Mrs Zhou,

what's your opinion of Mr Zhou?

He's a good man

A 100% good man

He is very conscientious at work

and he takes good care of the family

He loves me and our daughter

On the day of the incident, at 18:38,

did you telephone Mr Zhou?

I did

What did he say?

He said he had just finished the checkup

He asked me to wait for him for dinner

During your telephone conversation,

did you hear

or feel anything exceptional?

Like the sobbing sounds of a female

No! Exactly the same as usual

The defendant never lies to you, right?

Right

He says frankness is paramount in a marriage

During the ten years

from your first date till now,

has the defendant

had affairs with other women?

Certainly not

Do you believe he's secretly

dated other women?

I don't believe

Do you believe he's secretly dated Jane Li?

Certainly not

This is the defendant's SMS record

The items with the stars

are the SMS texts

the defendant sent to Jane Li

I'm going to read aloud the content

"It's your birthday next week.

Can I take you out for dinner?"

You haven't said a word since the court

What's going on?

Nothing

What's on your mind?

Nothing

Something is obviously on your mind

Do you doubt me?

No

Then why are you upset?

If you were me, you'd be upset too

Are you bored with me?

So leisurely?

The court will start in 30 minutes

You better think of a way to beat me

Beating you or not doesn't matter

I only want Winston Zhou to get his dues

Your judgement is a bit premature

You know there are lots of holes

in the evidence

If this drags on,

Jane Li will only suffer more

Don't hold me responsible then

You should tell your client

It's only because he wouldn't plead guilty

that Jane Li is suffering so much

Everyone has the right to make his own choice

See you at court

I, Winston Zhou,

honestly swear and affirm

that the evidence I give shall be the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

Third Trial

Dr Zhou,

during Ms Li's body checkup,

did you feel

any exceptional moves on her part?

After I finished her body checkup,

she suddenly grabbed my hand

The laboratory report will be ready in 2 days

Grabbed your hand? What was your reaction?

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