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29+1 (2017)

29+1 poster
Directed by
Kearen Pang
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
IIA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two women who share the same birthday face turning 30 and the different pressures it brings. The film looks at their separate lives and how they cope with changes in work, relationships, and self-expectation.

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What happens

29+1 is a 2017 Hong Kong drama film directed by Kearen Pang. It is an adaptation of Pang's own one-woman show, 29+1. The film stars Chrissie Chau and Joyce Cheng and follows two women who share the same birthday and are at life's crossroads as they are about to turn 30. The film premiered at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. It was released in Hong Kong on 11 May 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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