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Quick Info

Rating

8.0/10

Release1994

Runtime1h 43m

StatusReleased

Budget$160,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Jet Tone Production

Movie

Chungking Express

1994

1h 43m

8.0

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

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