A Beautiful Life

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Movie: A Beautiful Life
Chinese: 不再讓你孤單 (Mei Li Ren Sheng)
Director: Andrew Lau
Writer: Cindy Tang
Producer: John Chong, Dong Yu, Siu Gin Cheung, Lorraine Ho
Cinematographer: Wai Keung Lau, Yiu-Fai Lai
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Runtime: 124 min.
Language: Mandarin, Cantonese
Country: China

Plot

When a drunken woman walks into the men's bathroom at a karaoke bar and vomits on mild-mannered off duty police officer Zhendong (Ye Liu), Zhendong decides to help the woman get home. The woman is Peiru (Qi Shu), an aggressive Hong Kong woman who has moved to Beijing to work as a real estate agent. Peiru is also dating her wealthy married boss. Zhendong lives a quiet life, putting his needs behind his autistic brother whom he takes care of.

When the couple meets again, Zhendong falls for the brash woman, but Peiru thinks only of Zhendong as a friend. She is preoccupied with her shaky relationship with her boss and possibly losing her job. Eventually Peiru borrows all of Zhendong's savings only to flee back to Hong Kong.

Several years later, Peiru comes back to Beijing after realizing Zhendong is the man for her, but Zhendong's health has taken a turn for the worse ...

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Film Festivals

2011 (48th) Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - November 3-24, 2011 - Golden Horse Award Nominated Films

Comments

Comment #3
awe Says:
Mar 11 2012 3:03 pm

indeed a good movie.. still a happy ending.. an inspiring movie for me
Comment #2
selin Says:
Jan 04 2012 10:43 pm

Prepare the tissues..a tearjerker movie .One of the best movies i have ever seen.
Comment #1
NewKDramaAddict Says:
Dec 24 2011 12:29 pm

I plan on commenting on every movie that I see!! A heart-retching story told beautifully. I cannot imagine watching someone deteriorate like this as a result of a work-related illness; cancer is one thing but something that could have possibly been avoided?! Scary! To see the female character, Peiru grow and become more responsible was great to see when you compare her to the beginning; Zhendong was such an amazing person, so willing to sacrifice everything for the woman he loved!! The ending was so, so sad! Could not help but cry! Wonderful movie! Definitely recommend it.