{"id":3655,"date":"2025-08-03T03:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earsonline.com\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2025-08-03T03:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:56:58","slug":"valley-of-the-shadow-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earsonline.com\/en\/valley-of-the-shadow-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"[Valley of the Shadow of Death] Director\u2019s Shocking Confession: He Almost Played the Rapist?! | Jeffrey Lam Sen x Antonio Tam Interview | Canada Special Screening | EARS Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300a\u4e0d\u8d66\u4e4b\u7f6a\u300b\u5c0e\u6f14\u7206\u6599\uff1a\u539f\u672c\u60f3\u89aa\u81ea\u6f14\u5f37\u59e6\u72af\uff1f\uff01\uff5c\u6797\u5584 x \u8b5a\u5584\u63da \u5c08\u8a2a\uff5c\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u7279\u5225\u653e\u6620\uff5cEARS Online\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7yCJNykN1iE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"749\">J Lau had the opportunity to conduct a <em data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"457\">virtual interview<\/em> with the directors of the Hong Kong film <em>Valley of the Shadow of Death<\/em>, Jeffrey Lam Sen and Antonio Tam. In this in-depth conversation, they discuss the powerful themes of faith, forgiveness, and the human struggles that shaped the making of the film.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"1091\"> <strong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"778\">Interview Highlight:<\/strong><br data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"781\" \/>Director Jeffrey Lam revealed he initially considered taking on the role of the rapist \u201cLok\u201d himself \u2014 a plan later rejected by the producer. The role eventually went to George Au. 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