Love Will Tear Us Apart
6 votes
The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1999-05-17
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Writer: Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Spoken language: 普通话, 广州话 / 廣州話
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Production Companies: Hu Tong Communications, Tony Leung Productions
Production Countries: Hong Kong
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