As Tears Go By (1988)
As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong action romance film that was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai that starred Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jacky Cheung. Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster (Lau) trying to keep his smaller-time gangster friend (Cheung) out of trouble. It also screened at 1989's Cannes Film Festival (International Critics' Week).
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