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Metade Fumaça

1999 · 101 min

A wistful, smoky stroll through memory and regret, drifting between tenderness and melancholy as two lonely men trade stories of love they lost.

Overview: Former Hong Kong gangster Roy returns home after three decades of exile in Brazil, hoping to settle some unfinished business before he dies. Affected by Alzheimer's disease, he hires young thug Smokey to act as his guide and helper as he searches for the man who put a bullet in him and stole the love of his life. Traveling through the Hong Kong underworld together, the two men form a close bond as they discuss their idealized loves and missed opportunities.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
love
grief
isolation
redemption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Riley Yip Kam-Hung
Written by: Riley Yip Kam-Hung
Starring: Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Shu Qi, Kelly Chen Hui-lin, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Terence Yin Chi-wai, Stephen Fung
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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