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‘Soul Mate’ Director Derek Tsang to Promote Movie in SG on 3rd Nov!
By Flora / 24 Oct 2016 (Monday)
Nominated for 7 awards at the upcoming 53rd Golden Horse Awards, 'Soul Mate'《七月与安生》, will be hitting the big screens in Singapore on 10th November! Director Derek Tsang 曾国祥, who is nominated for the Best Director Award, will be in town to promote the movie on 3rd November!
The film is adapted and co-produced by Hong Kong’s veteran film director Peter Ho-sun Chan 陈可辛 and Jojo Hui Yuet-chun 许月珍 from a popular online novel written by Qing Shan 安尼宝贝. The movie stars well-known Chinese actresses Zhou Dongyu 周东雨, Ma Sichun 马思纯, who both receives nomination for Best Leading Actress Award and up-and-coming Taiwanese actor Toby Lee 李程彬. In addition to the nominations for the Best Leading Actress Award and Best Director Award, the movie is also nominated for the following: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Makeup & Costume Design and Best Original Film Song at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards.
SOUL MATE opened in cinemas earlier on 14th September in China and collected a stunning RMB 170 million till date; and was subsequently released on 23rd September in North America and 27th October in Hong Kong.
Besides meeting the press during the Singapore junket, Director Derek Tsang will also be attending the SOUL MATE Singapore Gala Premiere. Details to be released at a later date.
[About the Movie]
SOUL MATE is a coming of age drama between two very good friends, Qi Yue (Ma Sichun) and An Sheng (Zhou Dongyu). They were inseparable and believed that their friendship will last forever. However, the cruelty of youth reared its ugly side when both of them fell for the same man - Jia Ming, when they turned 18. How will things evolve? Will Jia Ming wreck the friendship between Qi Yue and An Sheng from then on?
Soul Mate opens InCinemas 10 November 2016!