# Days of Being Wild (1990)

> A restless Hong Kong seducer’s search for his birth mother fractures a chain of doomed romances haunted by memory and abandonment.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11016

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
- Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- Cast: Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Rebecca Pan, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hung Ling-Ling
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101258/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, dreamy, brooding, late night viewing, quiet reflective evening

## Synopsis

A young man's quest for identity leads to tangled relationships and emotional turmoil.

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