Stars and Roses
1989, Cantonese. Directed by Taylor Wong Tai-loi.
Hong Kong photo-journalist Lau and Vietnamese translator Yuen Hung become friends when Lau is arrested for a traffic accident. Yuen wants Lau to find out the whereabouts of her brother. Lau is later thrown into prison again due to being mistakenly as a demonstrator and sentenced to three years of hard labor. With help of Yuen, Lau and Yuen's brother escape to China but Yuen's brother is killed on the way. Lau flees to freedom. Yuen cannot go to China and Lau has to let her go...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 21 December 1989
- Original title
- 愛人同志
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Ko Chun-Wai
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Stars and Roses runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Stars and Roses isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 December 1989. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Stars and Roses?
Stars and Roses (1989) was directed by Taylor Wong Tai-loi and stars Andy Lau Tak-wah, Cherie Chung Cho-hung, Shing Fui-On.