---
title: 'A Very Short Life (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dennis Law'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-very-short-life-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1395037/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Very Short Life (2009)

2009 · 85 min · Horror · Hong Kong


## Synopsis

A Very Short Life is a 2009 Hong Kong drama film written, produced and directed by Dennis Law. It is Law's fifth feature film as a writer and director. Centered on child abuse and child molestation, the film stars Maggie Shiu as a Hong Kong police commissioner who investigates the murder of an 11-year-old girl at the hands of her abusive mother. The film was awarded a Category III rating in Hong Kong for its subject matter and was released in Hong Kong on 19 March 2009.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dennis Law](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-law)
- **Director of Photography:** [Herman Yau](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-yau)

## Cast

- [Koni Lui](https://cinepixo.com/people/koni-lui)
- [Maggie Shiu](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-shiu)
- [Leila Tong](https://cinepixo.com/people/leila-tong)

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Official site: http://www.averyshortlife.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-very-short-life-2009
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