Comrades: Almost a Love Story
甜蜜蜜
This is not so much a story about people falling in love, but rather of two young hearts trying their best not to fall in love with each other.
7.9/10 Great 182 votes
- Released
- 05 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Certificate
- Category IIA
- Original title
- 甜蜜蜜
- Language
- cn
The verdict
Audiences rate it 7.9 out of 10 on TMDB across 182 votes — a strong score. It is playing 1 time at 1 cinema across 1 district, from HK$130. The cheapest seat is at PALACE ifc in Central, HK$130. Category IIA · 116 minutes.
What it is about
Maggie Cheung’s hustler from Guangzhou moves to Hong Kong determined to get rich. Leon Lai’s rube from Tianjin migrates to Hong Kong to earn enough money to marry the girl back home. When the two immigrants meet by chance, they strike up an alliance that grows into friendship, and then friendship becomes something much more fun and complicated. Peter Chan’s epic 1996 romantic comedy Comrades: Almost a Love Story depicts a cosmopolitan Hong Kong full of romantic potential for working people.
What to expect
Peter Chan’s 1996 feature opens not on romance but on survival: Maggie Cheung’s Guangzhou sharpie works every angle to bankroll a better life, while Leon Lai’s Tianjin naïf delivers takeaway just to afford a wedding back home. Their friendship begins as a mutual practicality, then drifts into an affair neither will admit they want. Chan keeps the focus on what the pair lose along the way, letting the city shift around them from neon optimism to something more anxious. It clocks in at 116 minutes (IIA, 12+) and plays in exactly one cinema this coming week — single screening, cheapest seat $130. Cantonese and Mandarin on the soundtrack, English and Traditional Chinese subtitles on screen. 182 audience votes currently average 7.9 out of 10.
Trailer
Cast
- Leon Lai
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Maggie Cheung
Lee Kiu -
Leon Lai Ming
Lai Siu Gwan - Eric Tsang
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Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Au Yeung Pao - Kristy Yeung
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Kristy Yang Gongru
Fong Siu Ting -
Christopher Doyle
Jeremy -
Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Yan -
Irene Tsu
Rosie Li - Ding Yue George
- Michelle Gabriel Cabbage
- Crystal Chan Cabbage's Manager
- Jane Choi Yan's Friend at Barbeque
- Yu Ting George
- Gine Lui Travel Agency Owner
- Heather Traber U.S. Immigration Officer
- Len Berdick U.S. Immigration Officer
Crew
- Director Peter Chan
- Director Peter Chan Ho-Sun
- Writer Ivy Ho
- Music Jun Fun Chiu
- Music Chiu Tsang-Hei
- Director of Photography Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
- Editor Chan Ki-Hop
- Editor Eric Kwong Chi-Leung
- Producer Peter Chan Ho-Sun
- Producer Raymond Chow
Where to watch it
1 screening at 1 cinema over the next week, from HK$130.
| Cinema | District | Formats | Screenings | Next | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALACE ifc | Central | — | 1 | Sun 13:00 | HK$130 cheapest |
Prices and times are as published by the cinemas and can change. Cinema names link through to the full timetable and booking.
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 116 minutes.
- What certificate does it carry in Hong Kong?
- IIA — suitable for ages 12 and above.
- Which languages are spoken, and what subtitles are provided?
- Cantonese and Mandarin, with English and Traditional Chinese subtitles.
- How widely is it playing this week?
- One screening, one cinema, across one district. The cheapest ticket is $130.
