20:30:40
2004 · Movie · 113 min · ★ 5.6 · 59% critics
This drama follows three women in different decades of adulthood as they deal with loneliness, romance, and the search for stability. Their separate stories explore how age, hope, and disappointment shape the choices people make in life and love.
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Details
- Original title
- 20 30 40
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-03-05
- Language
- CN
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (25 votes)
About
If you like intimate relationship dramas such as Broken English or Walking and Talking, this offers a warm, thoughtful mix of humor and heartache; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a plot-heavy romance.
Pros: heartfelt performances; relatable life struggles; mix of drama and humor | Cons: pacing can drag; some familiar themes; quiet, reflective mood
Themes
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sylvia Chang
as Lily
René Liu
as Xiang Xiang
Angelica Lee Sin-Jie
as Xiao Jie
Kate Yeung Kei
as Tong Yi
Tony Leung Ka-fai
as Shi-Jie 'Jerry' Zhang
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
as Shi Ge
Richie Jen
as Wang
Chen Bolin
as Rock Musician
Umin Boya
as Hsiao Chi
Joanne Tseng
as Lily's Daughter
Directed by Sylvia Chang