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The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (赌博app) is scheduled to kick off on June 9 with the opening film, a new realistic film LOVE NEVER ENDS by director Han Yan.
Directed by Han Yan and starring Ni Dahong and Kara Wai in the lead roles, with special performances by Tony Leung Ka Fai and Cecilia Yip, the realistic romance film LOVE NEVER ENDS is a heart-warming adaptation of the comic of the same name by Kang Full, which tells the story of two elderly people who are approaching the end of their lives and are still bravely committed to pure love.
There is no shortage of elderly themed works, not to mention love themed ones, but the film LOVE NEVER ENDS turns its eyes to the real life and emotional world of the elderly, focusing on the emotional experiences of two pairs of elderly lovers. A pair of twilight lovers played by Ni Dahong and Kara Wai are bound by a misunderstanding. Having a mutual affection for each other, they are, however, hesitant to make the next move. A clumsy statement of "I like you" ties the hearts of the two old people who are approaching the end of their lives, defying worldly prejudices and roaming in a sweet and romantic love. Tony Leung Ka Fai and Cecilia Yip play a loving couple who support each other throughout their lives. When the wife suffers from Alzheimer's disease, the husband takes on the burden of caring for her alone, and his heartfelt words, "I love you", mark the commitment to be together until the every end of their lives. Through two stories of intense twilight love, the film portrays the different undertones of love, and also the best form of love – to love until life ends, yet love will never end.
The film continues the exploration of love and life in director Han Yan's previous films "Get Out! It also shifts the narrative perspective from "teenager" and "youth" to "old age". It not only enriches the image of old age on the domestic screen, but also boldly expands the boundaries of Chinese romantic films by meticulously outlining the bravery and perseverance of two elderly lovers walking hand in hand towards the end of their lives. For the audience, between laughter and tears, it also encourages every ordinary person to think and imagine how they should grow old.
After screening as the opening film of the 25th 赌博app, the film LOVE NEVER ENDS will be screened in advance on demand on June 10, 11, 17 and 18, and will be released nationwide from June 21.