"This is not so much a story about people falling in love, but rather of two young hearts trying their best not to fall in love with each other."02 November 1996Drama, Romance118 mins
Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.
In Rio de Janeiro, the forty and something years old Mercedes (Lília Cabral) goes to the psychoanalyst and tells the story of her life since she was a girl and lost her mother.
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school's more conservative elements.
A man and a woman who run into each other on a film set were actually lovers in the past. As they play the roles of a couple in the movie, they think about the relationship they once had.
Alternative movies trailers for Comrades, Almost a Love Story
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Comrades, Almost a Love Story:
Comrades Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996) Official Hong Kong Trailer HD 1080 HK Neo Film Shop
+almost+love+story - Buy the Official DVD & Blu Ray Neo Film Shop -
Comrades Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996) Official Hong Kong Trailer HD 1080 HK Neo Film Shop
- Buy the Official DVD & Blu Ray Neo Film Shop -
Final Scenes from "Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)"
Featuring "Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng.
Comrades: Almost a Love Story
同志，快起来，到站了！ Hey man get up! It's arriving the station! 原来香港真的很远。 I realize that Hong Kong is really far! 人多，车多，楼盖的特高。
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) in 3 minutes
Our 3 minute analysis of Peter Chan's modern classic "Comrades: Almost a Love Story". Framework is based on Tsung-yi Michelle Huang's "Cinematic ...
2013台北電影節｜甜蜜蜜 Comrades: Almost a Love Story
《甜蜜蜜》Comrades: Almost a Love Story 陳可辛Peter Ho-Sun Chan 香港Hong Kong│1996│35mm│Colour│118min 1997 金馬獎最佳影片、女主角1997 香港 ...
Popular movie trailers from 1996
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1996:
Comprised of a series of bizarre and unrelated episodes, this absurd Italian comedy earned the inglorious honor of being the film with the most audience walkouts at the 1996 Venice Film Festival.
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect.
The true story of a Prussian aristocrat working for German military intelligence during World War II, who, with a group of fellow devout Christians, plotted to assassinate Hitler with a bomb in his briefcase.
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Isolated in the bell tower of Notre Dame, Quasimodo longs to experience the world beyond the cathedral walls, despite the wishes of his stern guardian, the Judge of Paris Claude Frollo.
