Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)



Producer: Peter Chan Ho-San
Director: Peter Chan Ho-San
Screenwriter: On Sai
Cast: Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, Leon Lai Ming, Kristy Yeung Kung-Yu (intro), Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Irene Tsu, Ting Yu, Ting Chow-Hin, Katherine Li, Christopher Doyle (To Ho-Fung)

Romance about two Chinese mainlanders trying to succeed in Hong Kong. Having just missed this film at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Festival I was lucky enough to see it on the plane back to England (thank you Cathay Pacific!). Really enjoyable. Highly recommended. Lots of others liked it too, judging by all the awards.

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