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Love Will Tear Us Apart(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-05-17
64%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
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.
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Hu Tong Communications
Tony Leung Productions
Movie: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Top 4 Billed Cast
梁家輝
Ah Jian
Lü Liping
Ah Yan
王柠
Yan Ying
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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.
Release Date
1999-05-17
Average
6.4
Rating:
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普通话广州话 / 廣州話Keywords
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