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Stars & Roses (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 100 mins · Cantonese
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- Directed by
- Taylor Wong
- Starring
- Andy Lau, Wong Yat-Fei, David Lam Wai, James Ha Chim-Si, Sheila Chan Suk-Lan, Shing Fui-On
Hong Kong photo‑journalist Lau meets Vietnamese interpreter Yuen Hung after being arrested in a traffic accident. Yuen asks him to locate her missing brother. Lau is later wrongly classified as a demonstrator and sentenced to three years of hard labor. With Yuen’s assistance, Lau and Yuen’s brother attempt to flee to China, but the brother is killed en route. Lau manages to escape to freedom, while Yuen is forced to stay behind, unable to cross the border.
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