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Love Lies (Chinese: 我談的那場戀愛) is a 2024 Hong Kong romance film directed and co-written by Ho Miu Ki, marking her directorial debut as part of the First Feature Film Initiative. Starring Sandra Ng and MC Cheung Tin-fu, the film revolves around a melancholic romance that develops from an online scam, featuring a lonely doctor (Ng) who falls prey to a scammer (Cheung).

After co-writing Meow (2017), Ho Miu Ki began developing the screenplay during the COVID-19 pandemic and was selected for the First Feature Film Initiative in 2020. Principal photography took place from June to August 2023, with filming locations in Hong Kong and Hokkaido, Japan. The film features the theme song "Penpal" performed by MC Cheung Tin-fu.

The film had its world premiere at the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 29 March 2024, followed by a theatrical release in Hong Kong on 12 September. It received two nominations in the 61st Golden Horse Awards and five nominations in the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

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