Stars and Roses

Story

Synopsis

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...

Director

Taylor Wong Tai-Loi

Writers

Ko Chun-Wai

Country

Hong Kong

Release date

21 December 1989

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Andy Lau

  Liou Chi Tsu

• 

  Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

  Yuan Hong

• 

  Shing Fui-On

  Chen Fei Ehn

• 

  Sheila Chan Suk-Lan

  Tsu's girlfriend

• Christopher Wong

• 

  Lung Ming-Yan

  Ah Nan

• 

  David Lam Wai

  Hong's boyfriend

• 

  Wai Gei-Shun

• 

  Wong Chi-Keung

  Viet prison camp cmdr

• Lau Yung

• Hoh Dung

• Tung Chi