Permanent Residence

Permanent Residence

5.6IMDb Score
Released:2009-04-23
Duration:115 min
Country:Hong Kong
Director:Scud
Actors:Sean Li, Osman Hung, Jackie Chow, Lau Yu-Hong, Jonathan Lee Yat-Sing
Production:Artwalker, Golden Scene Company Limited

Overview:

The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.

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