Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart

1999
1h 49min

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.

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Storyline

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.
    Released
    17 May 1999
    Runtime
    1h 49min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Cantonese
    Production
    Hu Tong Communications, Tony Leung Productions
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