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My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

1989 · 91 min

A moody, slow-burning crime romance that wraps you in longing and dread, with bursts of violence that sting.

Overview
The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate - she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travels to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later, the two are reunited in a chance encounter, but their rekindled emotions and people from their past lead them into extreme danger.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • fate
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
Written by
Tsang Kan-cheong, John Chan Koon-Chung
Starring
Kenny Bee, Joey Wong, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Herman Kwan Hoi-san, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Richard Ng Man-tat, Gam Lui
Music
Danny Chung Ting-Yat
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle, David Chung
Runtime
91 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Japanese

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