Romancing in Thin Air

Feb 9, 2012

1h 51m

★ 5.1

Rarified love in shangri-la.

Overview

After his new bride dumps him at their wedding reception, a heartbroken actor winds up in the mountains, where he meets and falls in love with a widowed fan.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Media Asia Films

Milkyway Image

Romancing in Thin Air Trailers

Cast

Michael

Louis Koo

Sue

Sammi Cheng

Ding Yuanyuan

Gao Yuanyuan

Zhang Xing

Wang Baoqiang

Yang Xiaotian

Li Guangjie

Xiaotian

Ji Chen

Xiaolei

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Entertainment News Anchor

Oscar Li Ka

Doctor

Tien Niu

News Conference Reporter B

Elaine Tsang Kin-Yi

Barbara

Crystal Huang Yi

Priest

Fu Chuanjie

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