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

118 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  2 November 1996 (Hong Kong)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Chan

Writer:

Ivy Ho

Stars:

Leon Lai, Maggie Cheung and Eric Tsang
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Cast

Credited cast:
Leon Lai ...
Maggie Cheung ...
Eric Tsang Eric Tsang ...
Pao Au-Yeung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Len Berdick Len Berdick ...
U.S. Immigration Officer
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Yue Ding Yue Ding
Christopher Doyle Christopher Doyle ...
English Teacher
Michelle Gabriel Michelle Gabriel
Irene Tsu ...
Aunt Rosie
Kristy Yang Kristy Yang ...
XiaoTing Li
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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. Written by Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>  

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Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Love | First Love

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English

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Also Known As:

Bara vänner - en kärlekshistoria See more »

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Golden Harvest Company, UFO, United Filmmakers Organization (UFO) See more »
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Canada:  | Taiwan:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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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. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: It is wrong for XiaoJun Li, a mainlander to refer to his not-yet-married girlfriend XiaoTing as "AiRen" which means "wife" to Mainland Chinese (at least at the time of the movie) but means "lover" to HK and Taiwan Chinese. See more »

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