Johnnie To has made his fair share of gangster dramas & romantic comedies, but Linger is his first melodrama in recent years. Departing from Tos usual pool of actors, this curious romantic drama stars top Mainland actress Li Bingbing (A World Without Thieves) & F4 heartthrob Vic Chou in his feature film debut. Written by award-winning screenwriter Ivy Ho ( Comrades, Almost a Love Story), the softly lensed drama follows a troubled womans relationship with her late boyfriend who shows up out of the blue. Gently straddling supernatural & psychological themes, Linger focuses on the journey of healing, the need to move on both in this world & the next, while maintaining a spry tone with idiosyncratic characters & unconventional exposition. The films supporting cast
Includes:: Wong Yau Nam ( Hollywood Hong Kong) & Milkyway regulars Lam Suet, Roy Cheung, & Maggie Siu.
After a heated argument, college student Yan (Li Bingbing) jumps on a minibus & her boyfriend Dong (Vic Chou) follows recklessly on his motorcycle. Riding on the wrong side of the road, Dong knocks repeatedly against the side of the bus, demanding an answer from Yan
- an answer he never gets. Years later, Yan is still struggling to get over Dongs fatal accident, reliant on anti-depressants & sleeping pills to get through every night. When Yan stops her medication at the advice of her doctor, Dong suddenly appears before her again, asking the same fateful question from years before: did you ever love me?