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Love Will Tear Us Apart (1999)

Love Will Tear Us Apart poster
Original title
天上人間
Directed by
Yu Lik-wai
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Hong Kong, several people navigate their daily lives and relationships while feeling disconnected and trapped by their circumstances. A man deals with family pressures and a woman struggles with a difficult marriage.

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What happens

Love Will Tear Us Apart (Chinese: 天上人間; pinyin: Tiānshàng rénjiān) is a 1999 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Yu Lik-wai, produced by and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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