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Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
Updated: Feb 18, 2020
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Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
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IMDb rating: 8.1/10
Comrades: Almost a Love Story is a 1996 Hong Kong film starring Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai, directed by Peter Chan. The title refers to "Tian Mi Mi", a song by Teresa Teng whose songs are featured in the film. It was shot on location in Hong Kong and New York City.
The film, spanning years, centers on two young people from Chinese mainland who migrate to Hong Kong to make a living, and end up falling in love.
Leon Lai plays a naive Northerner, Li Xiaojun, and Maggie Cheung plays Li Qiao, an opportunist Cantonese speaker from Guangzhou, who takes advantage of mainlanders for financial gains.
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