Basic Love_
This is about a love triangle between Ling (Elanne Kwong), June (Janice Man) and Rex (Rex Ho). Ling hides her long battle with leukaemia from her best friends Rex and June. Introverted June feels for Rex but the feeling is not mutual. Meanwhile, the talented Rex joins a competition by writing a love song referring to an undisclosed person. None of them do anything to change the state of affairs, until the day Ling gets admitted to a hospital and a long compression of emotion is broken.
Starring
Elanne Kwong Yeuk-Lam, Janice Man Wing-San, Rex Ho
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Basic Love was released 17 years ago in 2009.
Overview
This is about a love triangle between Ling (Elanne Kwong), June (Janice Man) and Rex (Rex Ho). Ling hides her long battle with leukaemia from her best friend...
Basic Love is a Romance film with a runtime of 1h 46m.
CAST (6)
Elanne Kwong Yeuk-Lam
Janice Man Wing-San
Siu Chun
Rex Ho
Rex
Cheng Pei-Pei
Pakho Chau
NC
Nelson Cheung Hok-Yun
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What is Basic Love about?
This is about a love triangle between Ling (Elanne Kwong), June (Janice Man) and Rex (Rex Ho). Ling hides her long battle with leukaemia from her best friends Rex and June. Introverted June feels for Rex but the feeling is not mutual. Meanwhile, the talented Rex joins a competition by writing a love song referring to an undisclosed person. None of them do anything to change the state of affairs, until the day Ling gets admitted to a hospital and a long compression of emotion is broken.
How long is Basic Love?
Basic Love has a runtime of 106 minutes (1h 46m).
Who stars in Basic Love?
The cast of Basic Love includes Elanne Kwong Yeuk-Lam, Janice Man Wing-San, Rex Ho, Cheng Pei-Pei, Pakho Chau.
What is the rating of Basic Love?
Basic Love has a rating of 4.7 out of 10 based on 7 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Romance