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Us and Them
Why this pick
Like Comrades: Almost a Love Story, it follows an enduring connection shaped by migration, economic pressure, missed timing, and the tender ache of love remembered across years.
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MOVIE1996 1h 58m HKG
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Two Chinese-mainlanders living in Hong Kong form a close friendship. Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Maggie Cheung
Lee Kiu
Leon Lai
XiaoJun Li
Eric Tsang
Pao Au-Yeung
Kristy Yang
Fong Siu Ting
Christopher Doyle
Jeremy
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Yan
Irene Tsu
Rosie Li
Yu Ting
George