Fly Me to Polaris

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Fly Me to Polaris is a 1999 Hong Kong film directed by Jingle Ma and starring Cecilia Cheung and Richie Jen.

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The plot focuses on the character Onion (Jen) who became blind and mute during his childhood. Onion works at a hospital and gets to know a nurse (Cheung). Onion ask the Nurse out on a date and she says yes. He is so happy and he runs into the road and is run over.

Because he was the 60 millionth to die, Onion is granted a wish. He wishes to return to Earth for a week, because that's the longest he is allowed to go back. Unfortunately the rules stipulate that he can't tell anyone who he really is.

On returning to Earth, Onion tries to talk to the nurse, who's really sad. He tries to tell her who he is but can't without breaking the rules, and being forced to leave. He wastes a few days trying to tell her but he gives up and makes the most of the time he has with her.

At the end of the week, she realizes that he was Onion. She goes to find him but he has already left.

[edit] External link

• IMDb entry