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Happy Birthday

2007 · 107 min

A bittersweet, slow-burning romance that lingers on missed chances and the quiet ache of unspoken love.

Directed by
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Louis Koo, René Liu, Richard Ng Yiu-hon
Overview
Rene Liu successfully delivers the complex role of Mi, who chooses to remain single rather than risking the slightest chance of being dumped. She loves her friend Nan more than anyone, yet she asks him to be her best friend instead of boyfriend. For ten years, he wishes her a happy birthday no matter how far they are geographically apart or who they are with. However, this year his greeting arrives 42 hours late...

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Directed by
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Louis Koo, René Liu, Richard Ng Yiu-hon
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
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