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Love for Life (2011)

Love for Life poster
Original title
最爱
Directed by
Gu Changwei
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Chinese village, people with HIV face stigma and isolation. Two infected individuals form a bond and find some comfort in each other as they cope with their illness.

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What happens

Love for Life (simplified Chinese: 最爱; traditional Chinese: 最愛; pinyin: Zuì ài), also known as Life Is a Miracle, Til Death Do Us Part and Love for Live, is a 2011 film directed by Gu Changwei and starring Zhang Ziyi and Aaron Kwok. It was Gu's third film as director after a lengthy career as a cinematographer for some of China's top directors. It was released on 10 May 2011 in China. The film is an adaptation of the 2006 novel Dream of Ding Village by the Chinese writer Yan Lianke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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