Lan Yu

Lan Yu

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:2001-05-18
Duration:87 min
Director:Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
Actors:Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Li Shuang, Fang Lu, Zhang Shaohua
Production:Yongning Creation Workshop, Kwan's Creation Workshop

Overview:

A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

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