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The Unbroken Cycle (1996)

The Unbroken Cycle poster
Original title
解连环
Genre
historical drama
Country
Singapore
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple experiences a love story that repeats across three different time periods in Singapore: the 1920s, the 1950s, and the modern day. Each era brings new challenges that separate them.

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What happens

The Unbroken Cycle (解连环) is a TV drama series produced by the former Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of MediaCorp, starring Singapore actors Fann Wong and Thomas Ong. A television adaptation of a mystery novel by Singaporean novelist Wu Weicai about the fate of two star-crossed lovers over three lifetimes in pre-war (1920s), post-war (1950s) and modern Singapore, this 1996 drama serial won Fann Wong her first regional nomination as Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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