TORONTO, October 5, 2026 – Hong Kong director Herman Yau’s new film We’re Nothing at All will open in Los Angeles this month. The film’s West Coast premiere is scheduled for October 10 at The Culver Theater in Culver City, followed by a theatrical opening at Laemmle Monica Film Center on October 16.
Presented by The Plan Company and released by Blacklight Global Entertainment, the film is written and directed by Herman Yau. It stars Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Anson Kong and ANSONBEAN. The 128-minute Hong Kong film is presented in Cantonese with English subtitles.
We’re Nothing at All has already appeared at several international film festivals. It won the Audience Choice Award at the 2026 Hong Kong International Film Festival and was also selected for the New York Asian Film Festival, the Far East Film Festival and the Taipei Film Festival. Fantasia Festival also lists the film as an official selection of the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2026 and the Udine Far East Film Festival 2026.
The story begins on Valentine’s Day in 2025, when a double-decker bus suddenly explodes on a busy Hong Kong street, causing heavy casualties. Police bring retired forensic expert Lung Sir, played by Patrick Tam, back into the investigation. As evidence gradually emerges, attention turns to two passengers: construction worker Fai, played by Anson Kong, and painter Ike, played by ANSONBEAN, who had been driven out by his family.
The two men are a gay couple who have long lived on the margins of society. Through investigative details and flashbacks, the film pieces together their earlier lives and expands its focus to issues including poverty, discrimination, family rejection and systemic pressure. It examines the circumstances faced by marginalized people under prolonged social and personal strain.
Rather than treating the bus explosion only as the centre of a crime thriller, We’re Nothing at All uses the investigation as a way into the characters’ lives. The film focuses on how the two men are gradually pushed to the edge of society, while also looking at the structural problems behind their personal experiences.
Herman Yau is one of Hong Kong cinema’s most prolific and versatile filmmakers. Since making his directorial debut with No Regret in 1987, he has worked across thrillers, horror, crime films and large-scale commercial action films. His better-known works include The Untold Story, Ebola Syndrome, the Troublesome Night series and the Shock Wave franchise.
Beyond commercial genre filmmaking, Yau’s work has often engaged with working-class life, social inequality and Hong Kong identity. We’re Nothing at All continues that direction, placing poverty, identity, family relationships and social exclusion at the centre of a crime narrative.
The Los Angeles West Coast premiere will also include red carpet photo opportunities and brief on-site interviews. Director Herman Yau and cast members Anson Kong and ANSONBEAN are also available for interviews as part of the film’s North American promotional activities.
We’re Nothing at All opens in Los Angeles on October 16.
（LJI by Yuanyuan）
