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Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt (1994)

Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt poster
Original title
記得香蕉成熟時II初戀情人
Directed by
Peter Chan
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Hong Kong comedy about a teenage boy named Bozai during his last summer before taking a major exam. He struggles to connect with classmates and grows apart from his best friend. At the same time, his first love moves away and he feels distant from his father, leaving him to face growing up alone.

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What happens

由馬偉豪導演, 陈可辛和李志毅所监制的一部1994年上映的香港電影。是由鄧一君及童愛玲、曾志偉等人領銜主演。 波仔(鄧一君飾)正在享受中学阶段的最后一个暑假,因为假期结束后,他便要面对中学会考的沉重压力。在新学期开始,波仔发觉与同班同学都难以沟通,甚至连与死党毛毛(黄伟南飾)也关系恶化(是否与会考有关?),碰巧波仔的初恋情人婷婷(卢爱伦飾)因为搬家而转校,再加上与父亲的代沟,波仔似乎要面对一个人孤独地成长。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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