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Release Year1993
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes2
DirectorTony Au Ting-Ping
WritersSandy Shaw Lai-King
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Roof with a View
About A Roof with a View
Hiu-tung (Veronica Yip) is a naïve young wife who is forced to raise her child alone after her gangster husband skips town for Taiwan. Her next-door neighbor is Ching-man (Tony Leung Kar-fai), a cop still coming to terms with his partner's sudden, inexplicable suicide. Inevitably, the two begin to find solace in each other's company -- Ching-man even acting as a sort of surrogate father for her son -- and soon in each other's arms. Just as true love seems about to bloom, Hiu-tung's thuggish husband returns.
Directed by Tony Au Ting-Ping, A Roof with a View leans on a strong ensemble — Tony Leung Ka-fai, Veronica Yip Yuk-hing, Ray Lui — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1993.
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