"Saturday Fiction" starring Gong Li Coming to Singapore screens

SYNOPSIS: "1941. Since the Japanese occupation, China had become a wartime intelligence battlefield for the Allies and the Axis Powers. Iconic actress Jean Yu (Gong Li) returned to Shanghai, ostensibly to appear in the play "Saturday Fiction" directed by her former lover. But what was her true aim? To free her ex-husband? To gather intelligence for the Allied Forces? To work for her adoptive father? Or to escape from war with her lover? As she embarked on her mission and as everything spiralled out of control, Jean Yu started to question whether to reveal what she had learnt about the imminent Pearl Harbor attack..."



"Saturday Fiction" (Chinese: 兰心大剧院) is a 2019 Chinese drama film directed by Lou Ye. Written by Yingli Ma and starring Gong Li, Mark Chaoband Joe Odagiri, it was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival (Source). The film had its premiere on 4 September 2019 at the festival, and has since been scheduled to premiere on Singapore screen (via Shaw Theatres) on November 18, 2021. Below images via IMDb.

1st premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2019, "Saturday Fiction" starring #GongLi is coming to Singapore screens in November 2021. Watch trailer on #POPCORNX: https://t.co/CHTktzgmP1

(Images here via IMDb: https://t.co/rRYTkbtjM2) pic.twitter.com/drFvwaxB6W

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