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When I Fall in Love... with Both
2000 1h 55m CN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 2
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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From Singapore to Hong Kong to Macau, 3 different women with different lives experience the same situation of falling in love with 2 men and how they deal with the dilemma. In Singapore, meet Joy who's torn between her boss and an idealistic baker. In Hong Kong, Cherry dreams of the strong, macho type but also wants the sweet, sensitive New-Age guy. In Macau, Cecilia and Chun-Nam have been an item since high school. The passion dies, as it always does, and while working in Macau, Cecilia meets old schoolmate Tung. One night, Cecilia sleeps with both Chun-Nam and Tung, and gets pregnant.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Michele Reis
Cecilia / Xixi
Theresa Lee Yee-Hung
Cherry
Fann Wong
Joy / Lele
Peter Ho
Sam Ho
Alex Fong Chung-Sun
Nam / Zhen-nan
David Wu
Tung / A-Dong
James Lye
Chi Sing / Zhi Xing
James Chen
Zhi Wu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Samson Chiu Leung-Chun
- Writers
- Samson Chiu Leung-Chun, Kwun Hung Siu
- Languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong, Singapore
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The take
Samson Chiu Leung-Chun directs. Jacky Tang Hon-Pong behind the camera. Chiu Tsang-Hei scores. Produced in Hong Kong, Singapore. Dialogue in Cantonese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Singapore.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Samson Chiu Leung-Chun, shot by Jacky Tang Hon-Pong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Chiu Tsang-Hei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Michele Reis and Theresa Lee Yee-Hung and Fann Wong carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0245582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jacky Tang Hon-Pong
- Original score
- Chiu Tsang-Hei
- Runtime
- 115 min · 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CN
Also by
Samson Chiu Leung-Chun
Key crew
- Art DirectionBill Lui Cho-Hung
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2000-03-20
