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Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Love Will Tear Us Apart

May 17, 1999
1h 49m
★ 6.4

Overview

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.

Genres

Drama
Romance

Production Companies

Hu Tong Communications
Tony Leung Productions

Cast

Tony Leung

Ah Jian

Tony Leung

Lü Liping

Ah Yan

Lü Liping

Wang Ning

Yan Ying

Wang Ning

Rolf Chow Chi-Sang

Ah Chun

Rolf Chow Chi-Sang

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