Passion
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68% Critic Match

Passion

6.8 / 10 1986 1h 40mNR cn
Drama

Storyline

Sylvia and Cora Miao play two widowed mothers, best friends and confidants who spend their days reminiscing about times past. Over the course of a lazy weekend afternoon, the two women conjure memories of Cora's husband, his life, his death, and his passionate affair with Sylvia. A series of wistful flashbacks reveal the sometimes touching, sometimes painful circumstances around the women's deep friendship with one another, and their love for the same man.

Cast & Crew

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Wendy

Lead
George Lam Tsz-Cheung

George Lam Tsz-Cheung

John Lam

Cora Miao

Cora Miao

Ming

Huang Man

Huang Man

Mrs. Wu

Chung King-Fai

Chung King-Fai

Dr. King

Bau Hon-Lam

Bau Hon-Lam

John's Father

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Jack

Michael Dinga

Michael Dinga

Charlie

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sylvia Chang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Passion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker