Enthralled

Mar 28, 2014

1h 49m

★ 4.2

Overview

An enthralling directorial debut by the phenomenal, biting columnist and broadcaster Chip Tsao. Three elementary school pals, separated during the post-Tiananmen wave of emigration, reunite after 20 years, only to find themselves in totally different places. When each of them gets involved in an unlikely and at times illicit romance, their disparate lives intertwine and take a dire turn. The simmering ennui of post-handover Hong Kong is insightfully captured in this original and hardhitting drama about love, deceit and betrayal.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sundream Motion Pictures

Enthralled Trailers

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Cast

Sing

Kelvin Kwan

Lok

Chui Tien-You

Adam

Christopher Goh

Julie

Mandy Lieu

Snowy

Joy Sheng

Himself

Michael Chugani

Teacher

Snow Suen

Lok's mother

Mimi Kung

Cheung Kwok-Keung

Linda

Candy Luo

Frank Liu Zong-Ji

Adam (child)

Au Tin-Long

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