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The Truth About Jane and Sam is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Derek Yee with Cheng Pei-pei
The Truth About Jane and Sam (1999)
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Add to a movie listThe Truth About Jane and Sam (Chinese: 真心話; Simplified Chinese: 真心话) is a 1999 Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures. Directed by Hong Kong director Derek Yee, the movie stars Singapore actress Fann Wong and Taiwanese male singer Peter Ho.
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Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane, an intriguing mainland girl who lives a wayward, depraved life on the streets of Hong Kong. Because of her previous experiences in life, she is highly distrustful of men and spends her days smoking, taking drugs and booze. Sam, from a rich Singapore family, finds his social view broadened as he spends time with Jane in an effort to capture a good feature story. What started out as fascination over her for a cover story develops into a heart-warming love story. The two fall in love but their love is tested under the harsh light of societal comparisons.Actors
Cheng Pei-pei
(Sam's mother)
Carlo Chin
(Jane's brother)
Joe Cheung
(Sam's father)
Wei Wei
(Jane's grandmother)
Yat Ning Chan
Simon Lui
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