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Waiting Alone (2005)
Director: Dayyan Eng
Cast: Xia Yu, Li Bingbing, Gong Beibi, Gao Qi
Runtime107 min
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An award-winning audience favorite in China since it debuted, Waiting Alone tells the first-person-narrative of Wen (Xia Yu), a shop owner and aspiring author who feels that he's met his dream girl (Li Bingbing). The only problem is, he seems stuck in the friend-zone. Aided by his best friends and the one girl he completely trusts (Gong Beibi), he tries different ways to woo her...
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Directed by Dayyan Eng, the 2005 Chinese romantic comedy-drama Waiting Alone offers a charming, relatable look at the ups and downs of navigating relationships and finding your true path, with standout performances from leads Xia Yu and Li Bingbing that will resonate with fans of character-driven narratives.
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Waiting Alone is a 2004 Chinese romantic comedy film written and directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Dayyan Eng, depicting the lives of a group of hip twenty-something Beijing residents. The film features Chinese movie stars Xia Yu, Gong Beibi, Li Bingbing, and Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat in his first mainland Chinese film appearance. Waiting Alone was nominated for three Chinese academy awards including Best Picture - the first time a nomination was awarded to a foreign director in this category.
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