Why Don't We Share Our Solitude (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, Why Don't We Share Our Solitude is a romance film directed by Ho Yuet, running about 30 minutes.

What it’s about. She is a teacher of Chinese literature, reciting poems and recounting the brilliance of ancient Chinese poets before a class of students whose common parlance is foul language. He is a hormone-charged teenager who makes a paper plane for the teacher from a torn textbook page doodled with drawings of the object of his fantasy. She is a divorcee whose husband was rumoured to have an affair with a student in his school. With partly fascination and partly curiosity, he starts making suggestive remarks in class and stalking her outside the school, rattling her with flirtation. Both carrying a heavy load of baggage, the teacher and her student are about to ignite a spark that will scorch them both.

Who’s in it. Why Don't We Share Our Solitude stars Will Or Wai-Lam as Yip Chun Ki, Sina Cheung as Ms. Cheung, Samuel Wong Hing-Kwok as Classmate and Jolyon Cheung as Classmate, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Why Don't We Share Our Solitude has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Why Don't We Share Our Solitude page.

If you liked it. Fans of Why Don't We Share Our Solitude tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Your Name., Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Cinema Paradiso.