As Tears Go By

In his electrifying directorial debut, Wong Kar-Wai fuses the grit of Hong Kong crime thrillers with the romanticism that would later become his signature. Starring Andy Lau and Maggie Cheung, in the first of their iconic collaborations with the director.

Synopsis

In the ruthless, neon-lit underworld of Hong Kong’s gangster scene, a small-time crook is torn between a blossoming romance with his beautiful, ailing cousin and his loyalty to a dangerous partner in crime, whose reckless attempts to make a name for himself unleash a wave of violence.