Healing Hearts (film)
| Healing Hearts | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gary Tang |
| Written by | Gary Tang |
| Produced by | Wong Jing |
| Starring | Tony Leung Michele Reis |
| Cinematography | Cheung Man-po |
| Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$15.5 million[1] |
Healing Hearts (Chinese: 俠骨仁心) is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film written and directed by Gary Tang, and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Michelle Reis.
Plot
Lawrence and Paul are neurologists at the same hospital and also close friends. Paul's girlfriend, Jackie, becomes comatose after an accident and falls into a vegetative state. Despite this, Paul remains undeterred. He visits her every day, speaking to her and hoping she will miraculously wake up.
By a twist of fate, it is Lawrence who ultimately brings Jackie out of her coma. However, after regaining consciousness, Jackie seems different and gently turns down Paul's romantic advances. Now alone, Jackie searches for a place with low rent and happens to run into Lawrence. The two strike a deal: Jackie will temporarily stay at Lawrence's home until she finds a job.
Sharing the same living space, the two slowly fall into a tender and romantic relationship. But the happiness doesn't last long. Lawrence discovers that Jackie has a brain tumor and could face death once again at any moment. This time, they are just as helpless as before.
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Lawrence
- Michelle Reis as Jackie, Paul's recently comatose girlfriend
- Kenny Bee as Doctor Paul
- Pinky Cheung as Nurse Karen
- Esther Kwan as Samantha
- Stephen Fung as Alan
Production
The film was shot concurrently alongside a television pilot for a television series on Asia Television also entitled Healing Hearts.[2][3] This is not to be confused with the medical drama television series Healing Hands (1998), which director Gary Tang also wrote.[2]
Reception
Paul Fonoroff for the South China Morning Post wrote, "Leung proves that he is an alchemist, for he delivers a first-rate performance that, although failing to transform the dreck into gelt, provides Healing Hearts with its most watchable moments."[3]
Soundtrack
The film features Patti Austin's "Say That You Love Me".
References
- ^ "2000 香港票房" (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b Kwong, Kevin (7 February 2001). "Series watch: Reaching Out". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b Fonoroff, Paul (13 October 2000). "Healing Hearts". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 September 2021.