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Echoes of the Rainbow
Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow

Life was a hurricane in 1969. Love became the roof for a shoe-maker's family.

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ComedyDramaRomance

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Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s Hong Kong. Big Ears' mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother Desmond is every family's dream son - an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of Hong Kong's best school.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6933474

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

7.48/10

Release Date

11 March 2010

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Mr. Law

Sandra Ng

Sandra Ng

Mrs. Law

Buzz Chung

Buzz Chung

Big Ears

Aarif Rahman

Aarif Rahman

Desmond / Big Ears (teenager)

Evelyn Choi

Evelyn Choi

Flora

Paul Chun Pui

Paul Chun Pui

Mr. Law's Brother

Teresa Ha Ping

Teresa Ha Ping

Grandmother

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu

Mr. Ho

Ann Hui

Ann Hui

Miss Chan

Lawrence Ah Mon

Lawrence Ah Mon

Goldfish Seller

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Doctor

Clifton Ko Chi-Sum

Clifton Ko Chi-Sum

Shoe Customer with Kids

Ha Chun-Chau

Ha Chun-Chau

Printer

Lung King-Cheong

Lung King-Cheong

Inter School Quiz master

Tina Lau Tin-Lan

Tina Lau Tin-Lan

Flora's Mother

Anthony Tam Chan-Keung

Anthony Tam Chan-Keung

Gambling Den Owner

Amy Chum

Amy Chum

Wife of Gambling Den Owner

John Wakefield

John Wakefield

Sergeant Brian

Kin-Hing Lee

Kin-Hing Lee

Shanghai Hairdresser

Lam Yiu-Ki

Lam Yiu-Ki

Provision Store Owner

Che Jan-Bong

Che Jan-Bong

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

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