Mary from Beijing

Dec 24, 1992

1h 37m

★ 5.8

Overview

Ma Lei which sounds like "Mary" is a Chinese citizen, living in Hong Kong as the kept woman of a jeweler. She wishes for two things: to get her Hong Kong Identity Card, which will enable her to get work as a legal immigrant; and to marry her boyfriend.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Art & Talent Groupe Inc.

Golden Harvest Company

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Cast

Mary

Gong Li

Wong Kwok-Wai

Kenny Bee

Peter Ng

Wilson Lam Jun-Yin

David Chiang Da-Wei

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

Bao Fang

Lawrence Ah Mon

Xu Tao

Yuen King-Tan

Stanley, dentist

Melvin Wong Gam-Sam

Regina Kent

Lawrence Lau

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