My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)

The contemporary story of Chinese New Zealand-born over-achiever Emily Chu, raised to believe she can get anything she puts her mind to. Even if 'anything' is at odds with her traditional ... See full summary »

Director:

Roseanne Liang

Writers:

Roseanne Liang, Angeline Loo

Stars:

Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Johnny Barker

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelle Ang	...	Emily
Matt Whelan	...	James
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Barker	...	Danny
Pei-Pei Cheng	...	Mrs Chu
Todd Emerson	...	Tom
Mark Ferguson	...	Mr White
Mike Ginn	...	Vincent Wong
Roseanne Liang	...	2nd AD
Simon London	...	Eric
Matt MacDougall	...	Audience Member 2
Danielle Mason	...	Justine
Andrew Munro	...	Film Tutor
Novia Ng	...	Film Goer
Hweiling Ow	...	Mandarin Teacher (as Hwei Ling Ow)
Michael Saccente	...	Fencing Coach

Storyline

The contemporary story of Chinese New Zealand-born over-achiever Emily Chu, raised to believe she can get anything she puts her mind to. Even if 'anything' is at odds with her traditional Hong Kong born parents' wish for her to become a doctor like her two older sisters. Everything is coming up roses - until she meets James, a European New Zealander, and accidentally falls in love with him. But if her father finds out, she will face disownment. By the time Emily realises that she's sacrificing the respect of her family to follow her heart, James, too, has fallen irrevocably in love and there's nothing for it but to try and keep their relationship a secret. Happy endings don't come easy, if at all, but that doesn't mean they don't happen. But for Emily to get one, she needs to show James and her family that she has learned a lesson about the selflessness of love.

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Plot Keywords:

indie movie | five word title | chinese | new zealand | hong kong | 

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Genres:

Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

"My Wedding and Other Secrets" was the highest grossing locally made film in New Zealand in 2011.

User Reviews

Luckily Antiquated

The whole WMAF movement was probably a trendy topic when this film was made.. luckily this mentality is fading. I just think any form of art that exploits this depiction of making a white man seem superior in interracial relationships is disgusting, especially when you realize this whole union of Asian women becoming submissive to white men was started by war when American and European men were stationed in Asian countries. It's clear the filmmaker was just trying to glorify her own fetish but she should've been smarter about it and at least switched the genders so it would be an Asian man crossing cultures with a white woman.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 2011 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

Girl Meets Boy

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$547,672

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Pacific Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1