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Synopsis: A snapshot of young love in the 1970s: two school friends, growing up in Beijing, both with different backgrounds and different families. As time progresses their relationship grows and so too do their families. Separated, they lose touch, only to rekindle the romance in New York City, but now having to face the fact that they both have established lives and established loves. Nicholas Tse and Gao Yuanyuan star in this intimate and moving portrayal of two people falling in love again after being separated by time and distance and deciding whether their present love or a future love will triumph.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Snow Zou, Zhang Buniu
Production: China Lion Distribution
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.0
Metacritic:
16
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%
Year:
2014
106 min
Website
22 Views


Old friends in a foreign land.

We grew up together,

now fate has brought us together again in the U.S.

Let's toast to that!

Good!

I always thought

you two would be the first to get married.

We were just kids back then.

Let's not bring up the past.

I used to think coming to the U.S.

I would live happily ever after.

But in fact...

In fact I'm doing quite well.

Anran, what happened to Yongyuan ..

Sun Yuejin!

Speaking of the good old days,

you bought me my first fruit candy.

I can still remember that taste.

Those days are gone.

Back then I couldn't even spare a nickel for anything.

Things are different now.

You can buy my time with your money,

pay me to dress up like this,

and dine in the finest restaurant in Manhattan.

You show off how successful you are.

I have seen it now.

Can we stop this game?

I don't care about that!

No matter how rich

and how successful I am,

I haven't changed.

I know life hasn't been easy for you.

I only want you to be happy,

and tell you I love you.

Anran!

Anran

Anran

Go away!

Where can I go when you're right here?

Stop it!

It's over, we can't go back.

I have decided to stay.

What for?

Is this what you want?

No. This is not what I want.

I wanted to be with you.

But where were you

when I needed you most?

Why?

Whatever reason I have,

I should never have left you this way.

Why are you always following me?

I'm used to it.

Why don't you sleep a bit longer?

You woke me up.

I'm sorry.

You didn't sleep much last night?

How can I look at you if I'm asleep?

Here, try this.

Hot?

Good.

Can I eat this everyday?

Definitely!

How are you?

I was up all night.

I've been thinking...

I think...

I can't lose you.

Zhao Yongyuan came to see me,

I won't let him hurt you again.

The accident caused vertebrae fracture

at C6 and C7.

The injuries sustained are not life threatening,

but the patient will have difficulty walking and using his hands.

He'll need someone everyday to accompany him

to rehabilitation and physical therapy.

The damage to the spinal cord from the fracture

might cause partial paralysis, below the patient's shoulders,

including the torso, arms and legs,

He'll need time to recover

and the rate of recovery will vary individually.

Anran!

Look, you lost all sparkle in your crying eyes.

Don't worry!

Ill get him the best doctor in the U.S.

He'll be fine.

I bought you some food.

You must eat something.

What's wrong?

I can never forgive myself.

It was an accident!

I can't go on hurting people.

I must stay and look after him.

He was there for me when I hit rock bottom.

What about me? I need you too.

Fate!

You believe in it?

Fate?

I believe this is our fate.

I believe in this.

It tells me I love you.

Anran.

Leave me

just like when you asked me to leave you.

I did for your own good.

It's for my own good too if you leave me now.

Promise me, leave me.

Leave me...

the official handover ceremony

at HK's newly completed convention center,

the flags of the colony of HK and Britain

were lowered for the last time,

and at the stroke of midnight

replaced with the red flags of China

and that of the new HK SAR.

has reported the terrible news of the death of princess, Diana,

who died from cardiac arrest

while being treated for massive injuries suffered in a car accident.

which happened early Sunday morning

in a tunnel along the river Seine in Paris.

Her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver

also died in the crash.

It's reported that paparazzi

and freelance photographers who constantly followed...

There are engravings on each bench,

written by the donors to their loved ones,

for their loving memory.

What are you thinking when you're sitting there?

You stayed with me all these years

I pretended not knowing what you were thinking.

But I really need to get something off my chest.

You should follow your heart,

do what you want to do

Go find your own happiness.

Leave me.

What's the matter?

I don't want you to be unhappy.

I'll always be there for you.

We'll always be friends.

Friends forever.

"Anran, forgive me. Yongyuan"

Anran, let's go back Beijing!

You're finally going home after all these years!

Yes, finally.

Take care.

It's me, Anran.

I've decided to go back to Beijing.

I've been waiting for you to say that.

You know...

I've been waiting for you in New York.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know.

When can I see you?

Today.

And everyday from now on, OK?

Did you hear me?

Yongyuan!

In NY the planes flew directly into the World Trade Center towers,

the top of one of the World Trade Center buildings

is now collapsing, is falling down...

- What's going on? - My phone?

- Call him - What's going on with you two?

What is that?

Why can't it connect?

Up ahead, Tongjia Lane.

Transport News bulletin...

In the 80s, everyone rushed to go abroad.

now everyone is coming back.

Proving the rise of China, as a world power.

From its entry into the WTO, hosting of the Olympics,

and the steady economic growth this year,

overseas students are optimistic about China.

We've arrived in Tongjia Lane.

It's simple and natural

Love should be shared between two people

It isn't hard, but you chose to be pessimistic

You put up a wall between us

I don't want to give you a hard time

I no longer expect answers from you

I believe you love me

and that you don't want to let go

But in the end

I feel there is quite a gap between us

Maybe you don't belong to me

I love you but I must leave you

Perhaps this is my choice

or maybe it's our fate

You asked me what I was thinking that day

I'll tell you now

though we've missed so much to be together,

we loved each other

It is the love of a lifetime.

It's simple and natural

Granny, can I go to play too?

Not now.

Your uncle still needs to deliver water.

It isn't hard, but you chose to be pessimistic

You put up a wall between us

I don't want to give you a hard time

I no longer expect answers from you

I believe you love me

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