The Other ½ & the Other ½

1988 1h 33m CN

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8.7

MASTERPIECE

★8.7TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Clara Law's debut feature deals with her common theme of emigration as two people, man and woman, from separate couples, have to room together while their spouses are in America to finalize the Canadian citizenship process.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tien Niu
Mrs June Lee
Kam Kwok-Leung
Sam Cheung
Cora Miao
Connie
Eric Tsang
Tak
Law Kar
Sam's boss
Fung Lai-Tsz
Frankie
May Fu Yuet-Mei
Lady Mary
Frank Liu Zong-Ji
Eric

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clara Law
Writers: Eddie Fong Ling-Ching
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clara Law, shot by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lo Ta-Yu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hamilton Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tien Niu and Kam Kwok-Leung and Cora Miao carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clara Law directs. Jingle Ma Choh-Sing behind the camera. Lo Ta-Yu scores. Hamilton Yu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Clara Law, shot by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lo Ta-Yu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hamilton Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tien Niu and Kam Kwok-Leung and Cora Miao carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0096457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.