Reviewed by: Yellow Hammer Date: 05/10/2001 Summary: based on the book with the same name This is a dramatized autobiography of Lucy Ching Man-Fai, a blind memoirist and social worker who is known as the Chinese Helen Keller, of which her book is the same title as the movie. Director Clifton Ko earlier had directed the critically acclaimed movie I Have A Date With Spring, and apparently decided to bring just about all of the actors and actresses for that movie onto this movie as well. The movie begins during post World War II, circa 1948-1949 or so. Man-Fai, played by Alice Lau Ar-Lai is a blind girl trying to live a normal life. She is encourged tremendously by her maid Sister Wo, played brillantly by Hui Fan (for which she received a Best Actress Award nomination). However, the matriarch/grandmother of the family, (Law Koon-Lan) wants her to sell her and make her a songstress/beggar. But due to Man-Fai's perserverance, help from her brother and sister, and much help from her maid and a guy she meets at the radio station (David Wu), she manages to overcome all the stigma placed by the society of a blind girl. A touching and inspirational movie. A different kind of HK movie, no violence, no martial arts, no comedy, no romance.

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/21/1999 Four teenage girls--each with their own problems andfrustrations--are driven to a point of self destruction and suicide. Their only hope is a stranger who oddly enough teaches them the meaning of life. [Reviewed by Tai Seng Catalog]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/21/1999 A true story based on a blind girl's determination to succeed in a"seeing" world. The author Lucy Ching had the privilege of meeting Helen Keller and it was Keller who inspired her to write a novel about her life experience. [Reviewed by Tai Seng Catalog]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 It has almost the same cast as in I HAVE A DATE WITH SPRING. This movie is about how a blind girl getting through the hard times of her life with the help of an old maid of hers. Boy, it is so touching!! I can't help crying at the end of the movie. All the scripts are so well written. This movie is like a breathe of fresh air when compare with all the other cheaply made movie in Hong Kong. There is great acting by both Hui Fun and Lau Ah Lai. No wonder Hui Fun was nominated as Best Actress this year. I strongly recommend this movie to everyone. [Reviewed by Anonymous]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 A somewhat crudely made but moving and well-acted movie based on the autobiography (English title being "ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES") of Lucy Ching Man-Fai. Overall the strength of the script exceeded its weakness (e.g. unenlightened discourse on religion - but it is no worse than Hollywood). (6.7/10) [Reviewed by Christopher Fu]