Stars and Roses (1989)

7.6/10 100 min Drama

Overview

Hong Kong photo-journalist Lau and Vietnamese translator Yuen Hung become friends when Lau is arrested for a traffic accident. Yuen wants Lau to find out the whereabouts of her brother. Lau is later thrown into prison again due to being mistakenly as a demonstrator and sentenced to three years of hard labor. With help of Yuen, Lau and Yuen's brother escape to China but Yuen's brother is killed on the way. Lau flees to freedom. Yuen cannot go to China and Lau has to let her go...

Cast

Andy Lau

Liou Chi Tsu

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Yuan Hong

Shing Fui-On

Chen Fei Ehn

Sheila Chan Suk-Lan

Tsu's girlfriend

Lung Ming-Yan

Ah Nan

David Lam Wai

Hong's boyfriend

Wai Gei-Shun

Wong Chi-Keung

Viet prison camp cmdr

Leung Ming

James Ha Chim-Si

Wong Yat-Fei

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