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A Beautiful Life is a film of genre Drama directed by Andrew Lau with Shu Qi
A Beautiful Life (2011)
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Add to a movie listA Beautiful Life is a 2011 romance film directed by Andrew Lau. Its cast includes Shu Qi, Liu Ye, Tian Liang, Feng Danying, Sa Rina, Zhang Songwen Gao Tian, and Anthony Wong.
Synopsis
A real-estate agent Li Peiru (Shu Qi) gets drunk at a karaoke bar and throws up on a lonely cop Fang Zhendong (Liu Ye). Zhendong quickly feels a connection to the flirtatious Peiru despite the fact that she's having an affair with her married boss. The affair ends with Peiru finding out that her boss has been cheating on her.Actors
Shu Qi
(Li Peiru)
Liu Ye
(Fang Zhendong)
Anthony Wong
(Zhong)
Andrew Lin Hoi
(Andrew)
Elena Kong
(Peiru's sister)
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