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Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Comrades, Almost a Love Story

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.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

02 November 1996

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Lee Kiu

Leon Lai

Leon Lai

Lai Siu Gwan

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Au Yeung Pao

Kristy Yang Rongru

Kristy Yang Rongru

Fong Siu Ting

Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle

Jeremy

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Yan

Irene Tsu

Irene Tsu

Rosie Li

Ding Yue

Ding Yue

George

Michelle Gabriel

Michelle Gabriel

Cabbage

Crystal Chan

Crystal Chan

Cabbage's Manager

Jane Choi

Jane Choi

Yan's Friend at Barbeque

Yu Ting

Yu Ting

George

Gine Lui

Gine Lui

Travel Agency Owner

Heather Traber

Heather Traber

U.S. Immigration Officer

Len Berdick

Len Berdick

U.S. Immigration Officer

Robin Gold

Robin Gold

U.S. Immigration Officer

Dora Ng Lei-Lo

Dora Ng Lei-Lo

VCD Store Clerk

Chi Ming Woo

Chi Ming Woo

Man in Queue for Flat

Adrian Kwan

Adrian Kwan

Man in Queue for Flat

Yeung Ting

Yeung Ting

Wife in Queue for Flat

Crystal Suen Ah-Lei

Crystal Suen Ah-Lei

English School Student

Pui-jing Ding

Pui-jing Ding

English School Student

Bobby Yip Kin-Sang

Bobby Yip Kin-Sang

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