Remote Love
1956-10-19 · 80 min · ★ 8.0
Yimin, the son of a carriage driver of Xinjiang ethnicity, is in love with Malihan. Malihan's father despises Yimin for his lowly background and forces his daughter to marry Bulate. Min then leaves town for development for 5 years and comes back as an army officer. However, Han has been forced to engage with Te. With Han defying the arrangement, Te challenges Min to a duel. Min catches the bullet meant for Te and wins him and Han's father to his side. But when war beckons, he sacrifices love to join the army. After the war, Min goes back to his hometown but everything has changed. Han and her whole family have gone without a trace. Min can only recall the past alone.
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- Directors
- Shao-Hua Tang
- Production companies
- Chi Yau (Liberty Film Company)
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
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Wong SamYimin
Jeanette Lin TsuiMalihan
Ting YingHasha
Wei Ping-AoBu La-Te
Fang MianShayuti
Lee HsingMalihan's father
Ku ChunGardener Ai Han
Li SuWu BinTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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