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Permanent Residence

2009 · 115 min

A slow, intimate and melancholic character study that lingers on unrequited love and mortality, asking for patience and emotional openness.

Tagline
Nobody will be alone.
Overview
The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • death
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Scud
Written by
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Starring
Sean Li, Osman Hung, Jackie Chow, Lau Yu-Hong, Jonathan Lee Yat-Sing, Scud, Yeung Yee-Yee, Au Hin-Wai
Runtime
115 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, English

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