Comrades: Almost a Love Story

The film, spanning decades, centers on two Chinese mainlanders who migrate to Hong Kong to make a living, but end up falling in love. Leon Lai plays a naive Northlander and Maggie Cheung plays an opportunist/entrepreneur who takes advantages of mainlanders like herself for financial gains. The loneliness of living in the big city inevitably brings the two into an affectionate love affair. Because of his commitment to another woman, Xiaoting, Maggie leaves Leon and winds up in a relationship with a mob boss..