Movie Drama
A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.
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Stephen Rea Ling Chu Adrian Brine Maka Kotto Mischa Aznavour Koon-Lan Law Jane Birkin Chan Chan Man Chow Jo Wong Wong Fow Tse Cheung Chi Ho Chong Ching Lim Peter Heylen Manuel Dong Hua Lee Loy Kei Tong Shu Wing Winne Yu Vivian Lee Gei Ying Chan Tom Tom Michelle Dette Chloé Germentier Mike Lau Bandy Yu
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