Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
"Tian mi mi" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Chan

Writer:

Ivy Ho

Stars:

Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang

22 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Maggie Cheung	...	Qiao Li
Leon Lai	...	XiaoJun Li
Eric Tsang	...	Pao Au-Yeung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Len Berdick	...	U.S. Immigration Officer
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Yue Ding
Christopher Doyle	...	English Teacher
Michelle Gabriel
Yeung Ting
Irene Tsu	...	Aunt Rosie
Kristy Yang	...	XiaoTing Li

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

hong kong | love | first love

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin English

Release Date:

2 November 1996 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Comrades: Almost a Love Story

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, UFO, United Filmmakers Organization (UFO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Tian Mimi" is also the name of the song played throughout the film sung by Teresa Teng. The literal translation is "Sweet Honey" but figuratively, it means a good, warm, loving, close relationship.

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Goofs

Li Xiaojun is seen playing the arcade game "Raiden II" in 1986, seven years before it came out.

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Connections

References Doctor Zhivago (1965)

User Reviews

An every-day subject wonderful packed up

The film deals with an every-day subject that lots of films have dealt with so far: boy meets girl. So many people might tend to say "It's always the same with that kind of stories", but in this case they are wrong. This film is simply lovely. Everything is there. The rough meeting, the soft touch, the first realization, the despair in the rain, the slight hope, the fate's sign and finally the supernatural power of emotions. All this with Hongkong and New York - two of the most exciting cities in the world - as background and casted with the outstanding actress Maggie Cheung who I'd love to see more often in the cinema.

There might be bigger love stories, but for those two hours you watch this film the most beautiful love story comes from Hongkong.