- Linger (film)
Infobox Film
name = Linger
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caption = Promotional poster
director =Johnnie To
producer =Johnnie To Tsui Siu-Ming
Cheung Hong-Tat
writer =Ivy Ho
narrator =
starring =Vic Zhou Li Bingbing Maggie Siu Lam Suet Roy Cheung
music = Guy Zerafa
Dave Klotz
cinematography =Cheng Siu-Keung
editing =David Richardson
distributor = flagicon|Hong KongSundream Motion Pictures
released = flagicon|Hong KongJanuary 11 ,2008
runtime = 88 mins.
country = flagicon|Hong Kong Hong Kong
language = Mandarin
budget =
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imdb_id = 1156136"Linger" (zh-tspcy|t=蝴蝶飛|s=蝴蝶飞|p="Hu die fei"|cy="Woo dip fei") is a 2008 Hong Kong romantic
drama film directed byJohnnie To and starringLi Bingbing andVic Zhou ofJVKV fame in his film debut. Upon its release, the film was poorly received by both critics and fans of To's earlier Milkyway Image films.Plot
Dong (Vic Zhou) was dating Fan, but was infatuated with Yan (Li Bing Bing). Dong suddenly dies in a fatal
car accident , and Yan is badly affected. She relies on medication to escape from the reality and her true feelings toward Dong. Three years pass, and Yan takes advice from Dr. Yuen (Roy Cheung) to finally relinquish the medication. She starts seeing Dong repeatedly in her dreams and begins to suspect that her encounter with Dong is real. At the same time, she realizes that she is slowly falling in love with Dong. At last, Yan frees her true self to Dong and he fades away gradually as they both defeat the affliction within their hearts.Cast
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Vic Zhou as Zeng Jing-Dong
*Li Bingbing as Foo Yan-Kai
*Maggie Siu as Miss Chan
*Lam Suet
*Roy Cheung as Dr. Yuen
* Wong You-Nam as Hui Luk-Wo
*You Yong as Dong's FatherProduction
"Linger" pairs
Taiwan eseJVKV pop star Vic Zhou, with Mainland Chinese actress Li Bingbing. The film was shot mostly in Mandarin dialect, to suit the language abilities of the two leads. [ [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/linger.html LoveHKFilm.com] ]Reception
Box Office
"Linger" was released in
Hong Kong onJanuary 10 ,2008 . On opening weekend, it grossed HK$82,209. [ [http://www.brandongray.com/intl/hongkong/?yr=2008&wk=2&p=.htm Hong Kong Box Office January 10–13, 2008] ] At the end of its box office run, it made a total gross of $156,915. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/hongkong/yearly/ 2008 Hong Kong Yearly Box Office Results] ]Critical Reception
"Linger" was met with mostly negative reviews from critics who felt that the film was targeted for younger female audiences and fans of the two leads. Some blamed
Ivy Ho 'sscreenplay for being poorly developed. [ [http://anutshellreview.blogspot.com/2008/01/linger-hu-die-fei.html A Nutshell Review: Linger (Hu Die Fei / 蝴蝶飞) - Probably Singapore's #1 Movie Review Blog ] ]References
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