The story reunites the staff of the fictional newspaper Smart Post . The stakes are raised when a grieving father, Fong Kwok-shing, takes a group of people hostage and plants a bomb at a television station. His demand is simple yet impossible: he wants the government to reopen the case of his daughter’s murder, which was closed due to a legal loophole.
The film explores the tension between . While the journalists at Smart Post attempt to cover the crisis, they are forced to choose between chasing "clicks" for their digital platform and adhering to the traditional ethics of their trade. Review Highlights
: The film serves as a critique of how social media and instant digital metrics have corrupted the search for truth, making it a "must-watch" for fans of journalism procedurals like The Newsroom or Spotlight . Subtitle Availability ("Meglévő feliratok")
The Menu is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film about journalism and the sequel to the television series of the same name. Letterboxd The Menu (2016)