Romance is a prison in Wong-Kar-Wai’s tale of two Hong-Kong lovers attempting to make a new life in Argentina as Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing find each other trapped in a cycle of heartbreak and reconciliation.
The two find one another broken and alone at the brink of the UK relinquishing the rule of Hong Kong back to China. In the face of political turmoil and uncertainty, they both attempt to find a new life in Argentina. But…