The most powerful aspect of Cheuk’s film is that it lands its didacticism without being too self-important.

[A] contemplative and low-key social drama [about mental health].

Time Still Turns the Pages is a meaningful and well-acted drama about the effects of child abuse, as well as how loneliness, depression, and anxiety are often mishandled or ignored.

Time Still Turns the Pages is a delicate little gem that can break your heart in multiple, sometimes rather unexpected, ways.