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Up for the Rising Sun (1997)

Up for the Rising Sun poster
Original title
抱擁朝陽
Directed by
Long-Cheung Tam
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Hong Kong film follows characters dealing with personal struggles in the lead up to a major historical change. It is about finding hope while facing an uncertain future.

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What happens

Up for the Rising Sun (Cantonese: Yung po giu yeung) is a Hong Kong movie released in 1997, based on the book of the same name. It was directed by Victor Tam Long Cheung, and produced by Raymond Wong Pak Ming. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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