Waiting Alone (2004)

Original title

独自等待

Directed by

Dayyan Eng

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

15

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Beijing man tries to navigate his love life and friendships with a group of trendy twenty-something locals. He pursues a woman while dealing with the complications of modern romance in the city.

lightheartedwistfulplayfulromanticurbanconversationalupbeat

What happens

Waiting Alone (Chinese: 独自等待; pinyin: Dúzì Děngdài) is a 2004 Chinese romantic comedy film written and directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Dayyan Eng (Chinese: 伍仕贤; pinyin: Wǔ Shìxían), depicting the lives of a group of hip twenty-something Beijing residents. The film features Chinese movie stars Xia Yu, Gong Beibi, Li Bingbing, and Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat in his first mainland Chinese film appearance. Waiting Alone was nominated for three Chinese academy awards (Golden Rooster Awards) including Best Picture - the first time a nomination was awarded to a foreign director in this category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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