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Love keeps the spirit of the dead alive in memories.

2009 · 85 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Fantasy

A lawyer who is killed in a car accident finds himself resurrected as a character in his daughter's novel.

Directed by Wai Ka-Fai · Written by Wai Ka-Fai

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