Stars and Roses
Appearance
Stars and Roses | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Ài Rén Tóng Zhì | | |
Jyutping | Ngoi3 Jan4 Tung4 Zi3 | |
Directed by | Taylor Wong | |
Screenplay by | Ko Chung Wai | |
Produced by | Yuen Kam Lun | |
Starring | Lo Tayu Richard Lo | |
Production company | Chun Sing Films | |
Distributed by | Chun Sing Films | |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes | |
Country | Hong Kong | |
Languages | Cantonese Vietnamese Mandarin | |
Box office | HK$13,098,194 |
Stars and Roses (orig. Ai ren tong zhi) is a 1989 Hong Kong
drama film directed by Taylor Wong starring Andy Lau as a photo journalist from Hong Kong and Cherie Chung
as a Vietnamese translator.
Plot
Lau Kai Cho (Andy Lau) travels to Vietnam for a story. Once in Vietnam, he briefly meets Yuen Hung (Cherie Chung), a translator and is involved in an accident after crashing a motorised rickshaw. The courts hand him a prison sentence in a strict prison where he is subject to a number of horrible punishments.
While in prison, he meets Yuen's brother, upon his release, Lau and Yuen become more friendly until Lau is imprisoned again for anti-government activity. Sentenced to 3 years he plots to escape from prison taking Yuen Hung's brother with him.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Lau Kai Cho
- Cherie Chung as Yuen Hung
- Sheila Chanas Lawyer Chan
- Shing Fui-On as Chen Fei Ehn
- Hung San-Nam
- Lam Wai as Hung's boyfriend
- Lau Chun-Fai
- Leung Ming
- Lung Ming-Yan as Nam
- Wai Gei-Shun
Production
The film was shot in Hong Kong and Vietnam.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Stars and Roses". imdb.com. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Stars and Roses". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
External links
- Ai ren tong zhi at IMDb