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The Lovers

Movie·1994·Romance, Drama, Family·1h 47m·Directed by Tsui Hark

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In 337 A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man.

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Charlie Yeung Choi-NeiCharlie Yeung Choi-NeiChu Ying TaiNicky WuNicky WuLiang Shan PoCarrie Ng Ka-LaiCarrie Ng Ka-LaiYing Tai's MotherElvis Tsui Kam-KongElvis Tsui Kam-KongYing Tai's FatherLau ShunLau ShunCheung-KwaiSun XingSun XingMonkVickey LiuVickey LiuMadam YuenShen Hai-RongShen Hai-RongMadam Leung

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