Hold You Tight

Hold You Tight

1998 · 99 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing everyone on board, and leaving the friends and family of the two women to talk about what was and what could have been.

Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang · Written by Jimmy Ngai Shiu-Yan

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