Underplayed Gems

Evening of Roses (2009)

Evening of Roses poster
Original title
夜玫瑰
Directed by
Ng See-yuen
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 40m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man moves to Beijing for work and finds a room in an apartment with a mysterious female tenant. The story follows their quiet interactions and the secrets they slowly reveal to each other.

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What happens

Evening of Roses (Chinese: 夜玫瑰; pinyin: Ye Mei Gui), also released as Night Rose, is a 2009 Chinese film by Hong Kong director Ng See-yuen. It was adapted from a novel from Taiwanese writer Pi Zhi Cai. The film was given the official English title Night Rose. Evening of Roses is set and was filmed in Beijing, China. It uses Digital cinematography. It is Ma Tian Yu's debut film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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