If you loved Days of Being Wild, try As Tears Go By

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Both films are directed by Wong Kar-Wai, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Days of Being Wild, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What As Tears Go By is

Wong Kar-wai’s debut observes a gangster caught between cousinly affection and loyalty to a chaotic accomplice. When duty and desire collide he’s forced to navigate allegiances or lose everything. The result feels more like homework than heartbreak.

If you loved Days of Being Wild, try As Tears Go By

Days of Being Wild

As Tears Go By

What they share

What As Tears Go By is

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If you loved Days of Being Wild, try As Tears Go By

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As Tears Go By

What they share

What As Tears Go By is

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