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Wong, will world premiere as the opening film of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, which runs June 12-21.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=868\">Inside the \u2018Widow\u2019s Bay\u2019 Flashback to 1702: How Betty Gilpin and Hamish Linklater Reveal the Town\u2019s Evil Origins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe film centers on Owen, a once-celebrated stage director who has spent more than a decade in creative paralysis. When his former lover returns under the pretense of old affection and his wife edges toward betrayal, Owen resolves to write, direct, and star in a new production of his own. During an open casting call for the female lead, he grows increasingly drawn to Hannah, an untrained newcomer, and begins to lose his grip on the line separating theatre from reality.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe cast includes Stephen Fung, Chrissie Chau, Myolie Wu, and Angela Yuen. 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