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Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

Genres

DramaRomance

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The story of two women, two generations apart, who coincidentally return to Hong Kong from San Francisco where they had their first, fleeting encounter on the streets as strangers.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

11 November 2010

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Nora Miao

Nora Miao

Eva Yu

Ella Koon

Ella Koon

Merry Kwan Ah Nam / Young Eva

Teddy Robin

Teddy Robin

Uncle Hill / Lam San

Lawrence Chou Chun-Wai

Lawrence Chou Chun-Wai

Allen Yu

Denise Ho Wan-Si

Denise Ho Wan-Si

Yanny

Lü Yulai

Lü Yulai

Young Lam San

Susan Shaw Yam-Yam

Susan Shaw Yam-Yam

Nancy

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Leslie

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho

Uncle Radix

Tsui Kwai-San

Tsui Kwai-San

Uncle Elephas

Tony Lui Siu-Kwan

Tony Lui Siu-Kwan

Uncle Polyporus

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