Chinese Box (1997)

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The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

• Released: 1997-11-14
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 57 votes

Directed by Wayne Wang.

Top cast

• Jeremy Irons as John
• Gong Li as Vivian
• Maggie Cheung as Jean
• Michael Hui Koon-Man as Chang
• Rubén Blades as Jim
• Jared Harris as William
• Josie Ho as Lilly
• Chaplin Chang as Homeless Man
• Russell Cawthorne as New Year's Party MC
• Emma Lucia as Amanda Everheart

Full cast & crew

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