Kiwi film My Wedding and Other Secrets is to be the first locally made film to give audiences the opportunity of seeing it both in its English version as well as in a foreign language version, with Chinese subtitled prints screening in three Auckland cinemas.
The romantic stars Michelle Ang as Emily Chu, a young New Zealand born Chinese woman who falls in love with a European guy (Matt Whelan).
After the couple secretly marry, Emily faces disownment from her traditional Hong Kong born parents, but hopes love conquer all.
“This is a film with a universal story and we are targeting a wide audience with its release,” says John Barnett, South Pacific Pictures’ CEO.
“It is the first film to be written and directed by a New Zealand born Chinese and it takes a light hearted look at how tensions arise between the traditional values of immigrants and their New Zealand born children. We feel it will connect with new Chinese migrants and students and so we have made Chinese language versions available for this audience.”
The Simplified Chinese subtitled versions will screen at Event Cinemas Queen Street and Highland Park, and Hoyts Botany Downs, where English language versions will also play.
Directed by Roseanne Liang, the New Zealand born daughter of Hong Kong immigrant parents, My Wedding and Other Secrets is based on her story.
It opens in cinemas March 17.
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