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Comrades: Almost a Love Story

Original title: Tian mi mi

“This is not so much a story about people falling in love, but rather of two young hearts trying their best not to fall in love with each other.”

1996 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by Peter Chan
DramaRomance

Cast

Maggie Cheung Leon Lai Eric Tsang Kristy Yeung Christopher Doyle Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung

Credits

Written by: Ivy Ho

Plot

Two mainland Chinese migrants to Hong Kong in the late 1980s meet on the first day, become friends and fall in love, but the two lose each other many times over the following years.

Sinekatalog’s take

A romantic and bittersweet classic of Hong Kong cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (9,301 votes)
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