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      Embrace Again

      Released Jan 7, 2022 2h 5m Drama Romance Comedy List
      Reviews From the director of FINDING MR. RIGHT comes a series of interconnected stories set against the backdrop of the early days of the pandemic. Here, individual souls realize the world is changing, sometimes yielding heartbreak, sometimes yielding happiness, always leading to a deeper understanding of their fellow human beings. From finding love, to connecting through music, heroes emerge, each contributing in small ways to a very new world around them, however dangerous. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      David Stratton The Australian The film is, it must be said, very rose-coloured. But the characters are richly drawn and there's a real sense of the city under lockdown and how it affected ordinary people in the relatively innocent days before the virus became a deadly pandemic. Rated: 3/5 Jan 8, 2022 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse As such and despite its evident visual prowess, “Embrace Again” emerges as a movie that becomes hard to watch after a fashion, also due to its excessive 125 minutes, particularly since the context is so highly unrealistic. . Rated: 5.5 Jan 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Jeannie D Really didnt know what to expect was trying to find a movie to take my mom to its been a long time. This movie hit all the emotions we were pleasantly surprised how good the movie was. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/22 Full Review Audience Member The movie was set during the lock down time of Wuhan, from late January till March of 2020, focusing on the lives of ordinary people - how they started with fear and anxiety, but gradually built up strength, hope and faith to overcome the darkest time. There were four story lines developed on their own, with intermittent crossover at certain time stamps. The most heartfelt line was the story of Wu Ge (meaning "Brother Powerful"), a delivery lady and Ye Ziyang, a piano teacher. Very different in background, personality and education, they were both alone but not lonely, with loving hearts and positive attitudes. They used their own ways to influence people around them to stay strong and never lose hope. The chemistry was intense but fine-tuned, from how they supported each other to fight with the virus disaster, to how the romance expressed stronger and stronger in their eyes. Ge Ling depicted well how the tough outgoing fear-nothing labor gal Wu Ge had a crush on a sophisticated, poetic and gentle piano artist. The audience can "see" the butterflies flying in her stomach. As the female lead of Chinese box office, Jia Ling did not let us down. Zhu Yilong owned the character of Ye Ziyang, who had many aspects - an energetic and fun-loving children's teacher, a sensitive and lyrical poet and at the same time a fighter against his chronic illness. Zhu Yilong portraited the role fully and effectively, paying attention to small details, for example, the different tune when talking to children students, and the eye squinting when removing his thick glasses. The way he smiled each time after reading Wu Ge's texts showed how his feeling towards her changed little by little. The scene when he comforted Wu Ge with moist eyes were classic. Zhu Yilong transformed himself into the character so well that even people familiar with him/his other characters were barely able to recognize him. Another bravo to Zhu Yilong's immersive acting. The most romantic line was the story of Xie Yongqin, a retired OB GYN physician and her boyfriend Pei Ye, a big shot chief of Cantonese cuisine. The retired doctor, at a high risk age for the virus, stood up and went back to provide patient care. Pei Ye supported her everyway he could. It is an interesting contrast how the romance between the younger Wu Ge and Ye Ziyang was so subtle, yet the retired couple were very expressive and passionate. Wu Yanshu talked and even walked like a doctor. She was a knowledgeable, calm and loving physician who healed patients, at the risk of her own health and even life. I was very impressed by her acting. The other two lines, one about a rich business couple and the other about a delivery volunteer were not as strong but they stood on their own well. I felt the movie showed how "nobodies" held onto each other and became heroes as a group, at the beginning of this life changing (still changing now in 2022) pandemic. There were some flaws in the plots, but overall the movie was warm, healing and touching. I give it a 9-10 for the good acting and the people who fought CoVid with love and hope. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis From the director of FINDING MR. RIGHT comes a series of interconnected stories set against the backdrop of the early days of the pandemic. Here, individual souls realize the world is changing, sometimes yielding heartbreak, sometimes yielding happiness, always leading to a deeper understanding of their fellow human beings. From finding love, to connecting through music, heroes emerge, each contributing in small ways to a very new world around them, however dangerous.
      Director
      Xiao Lu Xue
      Screenwriter
      Xiao Lu Xue, Qing Liu, Bolei Zhang, Zhe Hao, Yue Wang
      Distributor
      China Lion Film Distribution
      Production Co
      China Film Co., Ltd.
      Genre
      Drama, Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 7, 2022, Limited
      Runtime
      2h 5m
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