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Comrades, Almost a Love Story

1996 · 118 min

A bittersweet, meandering romance that drifts through years of missed chances, leaving a lingering ache of what might have been.

Tagline: 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.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, isolation, identity, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 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
isolation
identity
ambition
fate
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild