A Hong Kong love triangle so messy it'll make your ex look stable.
hong kong film
Acting
Irene Wan's devastating downward spiral.
Direction
Lau Chak-Yuan's unflinching gaze at toxic passion.
Director
Lau Chak-Yuen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title cheekily references romance novelist Chiung Yao, whose melodramas defined Chinese pop culture — this film subverts that legacy with brutal realism.
Released during Hong Kong's handover anxiety, the film's obsession with doomed love mirrored a city processing its own uncertain future.
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