As Tears Go By (1988)

19881h 39mdir. Wong Kar-waiCantoneseHong Kongdrama filmcrime film

With Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung

Directed by Wong Kar-wai

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As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong action crime drama film starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jacky Cheung. The film was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-Wai, and was inspired by Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets. It also marked the first collaboration of Cheung with Kar-Wai. The central plot revolves around a small-time triad member trying to keep his friend out of trouble. The film was screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, during International Critics' Week.

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