The Sunny Side of the Street (film)

The Sunny Side of the Street (Chinese: 白日青春) is a 2022 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Lau Kok Rui.

The feature debut of Malaysia-born Lau Kok-rui, the film tells the story of a Hong Kong-born Pakistani refugee boy who forms an unexpected bond with a local taxi driver.

The Sunny Side of the Street was produced mainly by Petra Films, a production company under Petra Group, a global conglomerate run by Malaysian businessman Vinod Sekhar.

Produced for an estimated cost of around US$1 million, the film was the studio's debut project.

[3][4] The film's New York Premiere was at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival in the 'Beyond Borders' section on 17 July 2023.

Sahal Zaman won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his role in The Sunny Side of the Street