MANILA, Philippines - Shangri-La Plaza, in partnership with Ateneo De Manila University Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies and Ateneo Celadon, holds the very first film festival for this year — the Chinese Spring Film Festival. Featuring four unique and critically-acclaimed Chinese films, the event runs from Feb. 3 to 9 at the Shang Cineplex, Level 3.
Featured films are In Love We Trust, Cape No. 7, The World and Seventeen Years.
Wang Xiaoshuai’s In Love We Trust tells the story of Meizhu and Xiaolu, who were once happily married. The couple eventually divorced and remarried other people, but their lives cross again when their daughter Hehe is diagnosed with leukemia.
The multi-awarded Cape No. 7 follows the gripping journey of frustrated-rock-star-turned-substitute-postman Aga, who attempts to form his own band for a concert organized by Japanese talent agent Tomoko.
In The World, the visitors are dazzled by the spectacular images of the world’s most iconic structures and places. Struggling beneath the shadows are the lonely workers, including dancer Tao and security guard Taisheng, who serve as the main focus of the story.
Issue-laden Tao Lan is the center of the story in Seventeen Years. After killing her stepsister by accident and being convicted for murder 17 years ago, she is given a new year’s furlough, signaling a fresh new start. But her parents astonishingly don’t go back for her.
For inquiries, call 633-7851 loc.113 or visit www.shangrila-plaza.com.