Mary from Beijing
Genres
Overview
Ma Lei which sounds like "Mary" is a Chinese citizen, living in Hong Kong as the kept woman of a jeweler. She wishes for two things: to get her Hong Kong Identity Card, which will enable her to get work as a legal immigrant; and to marry her boyfriend.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1992-12-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.8
Gong Li
Mary
Kenny Bee
Wong Kwok-Wai
Wilson Lam Jun-Yin
Peter Ng
David Chiang Da-Wei
Jan Lam Hoi-Fung
Bao Fang
Lawrence Ah Mon
Xu Tao
Yuen King-Tan
Melvin Wong Gam-Sam
Regina Kent
Lawrence Lau
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