May & August

May & August — Plot

In December of 1937 two young girls aged 9 and 4, May and August, lived blissfully with their parents in Nanjing. Unfortunately, the outbreak of the war totally changed their lives. May's parents were killed by the Japanese soldiers, and the girls taken to a refugee camp. Once May's uncle learned of the tragedy, he retrieved the two girls from the camp. But when the Japanese invaders took full control of the city, May and August would then have to learn to be strong to face all the upcoming challenges.

• Release date
• November 21, 2002
• Runtime
• 88 min
• Director
• Raymond To Kwok-Wai

May & August — Cast

Cecilia Yip Tung May's Mother

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Lin Quan May's Father

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Qiu Lier August

L

Lee Wa-Lun Tim

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May Xue May

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Xue Bin Ernest

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Sung Gwong-Wa Tim's Grandmother Li Hui-Xia May's Grandmother