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79% Critic Match
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
“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.”
7.9 / 10• 1996• 1h 58m•NR• cn
DramaRomance
Storyline
Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.
Cast & Crew
Maggie Cheung
Lee Kiu
Lead
Leon Lai Ming
Lai Siu Gwan
Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Au Yeung Pao
Kristy Yang Rongru
Fong Siu Ting
Christopher Doyle
Jeremy
Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Yan
Irene Tsu
Rosie Li
DY
Ding Yue
George
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Chan Ho-Sun's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Comrades, Almost a Love Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
