''A Tale of Three Cities'' () is a 2015 war

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by Mabel Cheung. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is about the real love story of two people ( Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, parents of Jackie Chan) who met in

Wuhu Wuhu () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province of China, province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the n ...

during the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part ...

in the 1930s, separated in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

during the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

in the 1940s, and finally reunited in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

in the 1950s while their children from previous marriages were left behind in

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(whom they would not see again until 38 years later).

Plot

In the turbulent 1940s and 1950s, love was hard to come by. An engagement token, a love song, or a promise were enough to make lovers obsessed. Policeman Fang Daolong, with his complex identity, meets the enigmatic Chen Yuerong, and their love story unfolds across three cities. They fell in love in

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

, separated in

, but they still kept a promise to each other and waited for reunion in

. That night, Daolong waited for the boat carrying Yuerong to dock at the shore of Hong Kong Island, but unexpectedly the boat had an accident. Yuerong finally arrived in Hong Kong smoothly and started a new life with Daolong.

Cast

* Sean Lau as Fang Daolong * Tang Wei as Chen Yuerong * Qin Hailu as Sister Qiu * Jing Boran as Shou Maihua * Huang Jue as Master Zhou * Elaine Jin as Yuerong's mother * Li Jianyi as grandfather * Jiao Gang * Philip Chan

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* * 2015 films Hong Kong war drama films Hong Kong romantic drama films Hong Kong epic films 2010s war films 2010s romance films Chinese war drama films Chinese romantic drama films Films based on actual events Films set in the 1940s Films set in the 1930s Films set in the 1950s Heyi Pictures films Films set in Hong Kong Films set in Shanghai Films set in Anhui Films directed by Mabel Cheung 2010s Hong Kong films Films scored by Henry Lai Wan-man Films about the Chinese Civil War {{2010s-HongKong-film-stub

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