Chungking Express
Summary: Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Runtime: 1 h 42 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: Jet Tone Production
Distributor: Miramax, Rolling Thunder Pictures, Buena Vista Home Video, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max
Domestic: $ 600,200
International: $ 900,026
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