Reunion Dinner review: A CNY farce that hits home the meaning of family

Reunion Dinner review: A CNY farce that hits home the meaning of family

Yahoo Lifestyle - Celebrity·2022-01-19 15:02

Lawrence Wong and Cya Liu in Reunion Dinner. (Photo: Golden Village Pictures)

Length: 91 minutesDirector: Ong Kuo SinCast: Lawrence Wong, Mark Lee, Xiang Yun, Cya Liu, Mimi Choo, Guo Liang, Dasa Dharamahsena

In cinemas from 20 January 2022 (Singapore)

3.5 out of 5 stars

Reunion Dinner is the first film offour Singapore-China co-productions that are being made under a collaboration between Clover Films and iQiyi.

These four movies are helmed by Singapore directors and will be released in cinemas outside China, but available to stream on iQiyi in China.

Although Reunion Dinner was co-produced by iQiyi, the movie will screen only in theatres in Singapore and will stream on iQiyi within China only from 27 Jan.

It's an interesting collaboration as iQiyi, which has been called the Netflix of China, has been trying to expand its audience in Asia. 

Reunion Dinner, which is part of the movie line-up during this year's Chinese New Year period, was directed by Ong Kuo Sin (Number 1, Mr Unbelievable).

The movie's lead star, Lawrence Wong, whose career now straddles productions in China as well as Singapore, is iQiyi's official international ambassador. He was recently seen in The Ferryman, iQiyi's first Southeast Asian Original series, which was set in Singapore but filmed in Malaysia.  

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