7 /10 1 Votes
90% Rotten Tomatoes Music by Guy Zerafa
Dave Klotz Edited by David M. Richardson Director Johnnie To Producers Johnnie To, Tsui Siu-Ming | 4.9/10 IMDb Written by Ivy Ho Cinematography Cheng Siu-Keung Initial release 10 January 2008 Music director Guy Zerafa, David Klotz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Johnnie To
Tsui Siu-Ming
Cheung Hong-Tat Starring Li Bingbing
Vic Chou
Maggie Shiu
Lam Suet Production companies Milkyway Image, Sil-Metropole Organisation Cast Vic Chou, Li Bingbing, Lam Suet, Roy Cheung, Maggie Shiu Similar Directed by Johnnie To, Romance movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Linger hu die fei 2008 trailer
Linger (traditional Chinese: 蝴蝶飛; simplified Chinese: 蝴蝶飞; pinyin: Hu die fei; Cantonese Yale: Woo dip fei) is a 2008 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Johnnie To and starring Li Bingbing and Vic Chou.
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Plot
Dong (Vic Chou) was dating Fan, but was infatuated with Yan (Li Bing Bing). Dong suddenly dies in a fatal car accident, and Yan is badly affected. She relies on medication to escape from the reality and her true feelings toward Dong. Three years pass, and Yan takes advice from Dr. Yuen (Roy Cheung) to finally relinquish the medication. She starts seeing Dong repeatedly in her dreams and begins to suspect that her encounter with Dong is real. At the same time, she realizes that she is slowly falling in love with Dong. At last, Yan frees her true self to Dong and he fades away gradually as they both defeat the affliction within their hearts.
Cast
Production
Linger pairs Taiwanese F4 pop star Vic Chou, with Mainland Chinese actress Li Bingbing. The film was shot mostly in Mandarin, to suit the language abilities of the two leads.
Box office
Linger was released in Hong Kong on 10 January 2008. On opening weekend, it grossed HK$82,209. At the end of its box office run, it made a total gross of $156,915.
Critical Reception
Linger was met with mostly negative reviews from critics who felt that the film was targeted for younger female audiences and fans of the two leads. Some blamed Ivy Ho's screenplay for being poorly developed.