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Basic Love (2009)

Basic Love poster
Original title
愛情故事
Directed by
Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang Phat
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two people meet and form a connection in 1990s Hong Kong. Their relationship unfolds across time with happy moments and difficult ones.

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What happens

Basic Love (simplified Chinese: 爱情故事; traditional Chinese: 愛情故事 is a 2009 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Oxide Pang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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