HONG KONG · 1997

Happy Together

Wong Kar-wai
Hong Kong New Wave relationship breakdown long distance love cultural displacement redemption identity and self discovery
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Synopsis

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

Year1997
CountryHong Kong
DirectorWong Kar-wai
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Cinema DNA 2 films · 2 countries
Happy Together Hong Kong · 1997
2 films it shaped
  1. La Ciénaga 2001 · Lucrecia Martel Argentina
  2. Moonlight 2016 · Barry Jenkins United States
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