First Night Nerves (2018)
Original title: 8個女人1台戲
First Night Nerves is a 2018 Chinese-language drama movie directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei and Bai Baihe.
Yuan Xiuling, a former star and has-been actress plans to return to the spotlight of the theater a year after her philandering husband died. She decides to star in Two Sisters, written and directed by transwoman An Ouyang. But, her biggest rival, He Yuwen, a rising actress, also stars in the play. Yuwen plans her theatrical debut through it. During the preparation of the play, such a drama unfolds at the backstage as much as on stage. With the opening night at Hong Kong’s City Hall Theater just seven days away, tensions at rehearsal increase and tempers flare as actresses Xiuling and Yuwen’s buried resentments rise to the surface.
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What is First Night Nerves about?
Yuan Xiuling, a former star and has-been actress plans to return to the spotlight of the theater a year after her philandering husband died. She decides to star in Two Sisters, written and directed by transwoman An Ouyang. But, her biggest rival, He Yuwen, a rising actress, also stars in the play. Yuwen plans her theatrical debut through it. During the preparation of the play, such a drama unfolds at the backstage as much as on stage. With the opening night at Hong Kong’s City Hall Theater just seven days away, tensions at rehearsal increase and tempers flare as actresses Xiuling and Yuwen’s buried resentments rise to the surface.
When was First Night Nerves released?
First Night Nerves was released on 5 October 2018.
How long is First Night Nerves?
First Night Nerves runs 1h 40m.
Who made First Night Nerves?
First Night Nerves was directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang.