An aspiring starlet arrives in the Fragrant Harbor with dreams of becoming a star, whilst striking up a friendship with a wannabe cabbie who lives in the same apartment building.
Acting
Maggie Cheung's raw pre-stardom vulnerability hits different.
Cinematography
Gritty late-80s Hong Kong captured before the handover anxiety.
Director
Anthony Chan Yau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Hong Kong's pre-handover anxiety, the film's drifting protagonists mirror a city questioning its future. Anthony Chan was better known as an actor—this was his directorial statement.
Maggie Cheung made 12 films in 1989 alone. This was her 'small' one between Wong Kar-wai and Stanley Kwan projects.
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