The First Girl I Loved (2021)

Original title

喜歡妳是妳

Directed by

Candy Ng Wing-Shan, Yeung Chiu-Hoi

Genre

drama, romance

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

IIA

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two schoolgirls and best friends find their friendship growing into romance. They navigate the early highs of young love and the eventual fading of their relationship over their school years.

bittersweettendermelancholicintimateearnestslow-pacedpoignantnostalgic

What happens

The First Girl I Loved (Chinese: 喜歡妳是妳) is a 2021 Hong Kong lesbian romance film co-directed and co-written by Yeung Chiu-hoi and Candy Ng. Starring Hedwig Tam and Renci Yeung as Wing and Sylvia, two schoolgirls and best friends, the film explores the blossoming and eventual fading of their romantic relationship during their school years. TVB actor Yeung Chiu-hoi became interested in writing a feature film in 2014 and decided to collaborate with his university classmate and production house founder Candy Ng. Development of the project began the following year, and funding was secured in 2017 from Mei Ah Entertainment, Dreams Salon, and the Hong Kong Film Development Council. Principal photography commenced in August 2018 and spanned about one and a half years, with an additional two years dedicated to post-production. The film features a theme song "My Dear, Best Friend", performed by Eman Lam. The film had its world premiere on 2 November 2021 at the 18th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in Hong Kong on 25 November. It also won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 29th Mardi Gras Film Festival in Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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