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First Night Nerves

2018

Sammi Cheng, Gigi Leung, Bai Baihe, Angie Chiu ...

Drama Two actresses who were once rivals reunite as the two main characters in the play "Two Sisters". One, who was a star in the theatrical world, is returning to the stage after having a hard time after the death of her cheating husband, and the other, a TV star, wants to extend her career onto the theatrical stage—under careful calculations. A week before their first performance, the two actresses not only circle each other warily, but ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"This is a fun, if unashamedly shallow, viewing experience (...) [It has] a slightly hammy approach which befits the soapy material, but it can be a little wearing at times."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[The] emotional displays are fun to watch, although they may feel a bit too much like daytime television for Western viewers."
		Elizabeth Kerr The Hollywood Reporter	"A vaguely disjointed and delicately cheeky theater world drama (...) One minute a frothy, campy delight, the next an overly-sentimental slog"

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