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First Love and Other Pains (1999) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 50 mins · Cantonese
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- Directed by
- Simon Chung
- Starring
- Alex Wong, Oliver Williams, Colette Koo, Kin Wai Young, Carrie Leung, Edmund Strode
The film follows a cynical English professor who, after the upheavals of post‑colonial society, falls for an admiring student, confronting the thrill, fear and heartache of first love across cultural boundaries, and questioning whether happiness can still be found.
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