Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart

1999 · 109 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Romance

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.

Directed by Nelson Yu Lik-wai · Written by Nelson Yu Lik-wai

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