Overview
In a city of art and intrigue, love becomes a dangerous game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- wistful
- melancholic
- tense
- romantic movie night
- melodrama binge
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hye-young is drawn to Jeong-woo while Park Yi’s hidden connection to her creates competing, secret affections.
The Amsterdam love story is shaped by distance, secrecy, criminal danger, and an intensely melancholic atmosphere.
Interpol detective Jeong-woo pursues a criminal while keeping Hye-young unaware of his real work, linking intimacy to investigation.
Street painting, canals, antique-shop interiors, and Amsterdam locations frame the characters’ encounters and emotional isolation.
Films like Daisy, and why
The Classic
romantic triangle, heightened melodrama, and crime-driven emotional conflict
Il Mare
stylized romance shaped by secrecy, longing, and tragic coincidence
A Moment to Remember
romantic melodrama intertwined with criminal pursuit and doomed intimacy
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Release Date
- 2006-03-09
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (106)
Cast
- Gianna Jun
- Jung Woo-sung
- Lee Sung-jae
- Cheon Ho-jin
- David Chiang Da-Wei
- Dion Lam
- Man-Lung Tang
- Sara Bernardo Aires
- Yoo Soon-chul
- Niels Megens
Common questions
- What is Daisy about?
- In Amsterdam, a street painter becomes the emotional center of a dangerous triangle linking an undercover detective and a silent criminal.
- What is Daisy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Daisy as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Daisy violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Daisy as moderate.
- Which films are like Daisy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Classic, Il Mare, and A Moment to Remember.
- How long is Daisy?
- Daisy runs 110 minutes.
