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Line 15: \| runtime = 88 minutes }} '''''My Wedding and Other Secrets''''' is a 2011 [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Roseanne Liang]], written by Liang and Angeline Loo, and produced by [[South Pacific Pictures]]. The film is based on Liang's real-life [[~~Miscegenation~~Interracial marriage\|cross-cultural romance]]. ==Plot== A [[Romeo and Juliet]] story set in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], Emily Chu ([[Michelle Ang]]) is the daughter of traditional Chinese parents, whose only wishes are that she ~~marries~~marry a good Chinese boy and ~~becomes~~become a [[Physician\|doctor]]. But life seems to have other ideas for Emily, who dreams of becoming a world-famous [[Film director\|director]] and falls in love with a [[white people\|white]] boy from university, James Harrison ([[Matt Whelan]]).▼ ~~{{cleanup rewrite\|section=yes\|date=September 2013}}~~ ▲A [[Romeo and Juliet]] story set in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], Emily Chu ([[Michelle Ang]]) is the daughter of traditional Chinese parents, whose only wishes are that she marries a good Chinese boy and becomes a [[Physician\|doctor]]. But life seems to have other ideas for Emily, who dreams of becoming a world-famous [[Film director\|director]] and falls in love with a [[white people\|white]] boy from university, James Harrison ([[Matt Whelan]]). When she and James, two kindred [[nerd]] spirits fall clumsily into love they must overcome the expectations of her parents. A [[Chinese New Zealander\|Kiwi-Asian]], Emily considers herself a [[Jook-sing\|banana]] (yellow on the outside, white on the inside), but her father Dr Chu has a different perspective, and his past threats of disownment on her sister hangs over Emily's head. With their secret marriage, Emily's documentary, and James' ultimatum to learn Mandarin or lose Emily, life suddenly becomes very busy for the young pair. Line 30 ⟶ 29: == Cast == {\| class="wikitable" ~~\|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"~~ ! Actor !! Role \|- Line 57 ⟶ 55: \| [[Gareth Yuen]] \|\| Jason, Melanie's boyfriend and, later, husband \|- \| [[Ravi Josula]] \|\| Student \|} The choice to cast Kenneth Tsang and Cheng Pei-pei, as opposed to Australian Chinese and New Zealand Chinese actors and actresses, was intentional.<ref name="SBS">{{cite web \|last=Boltin \|first=Kylie \|date=29 July 2011 \|title=''My Wedding and Other Secrets'': Roseanne Liang \|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie-news/895349/My-Wedding-and-Other-Secrets-Roseanne-Liang \|work=SBS Film \|publisher=SBS}}</ref> On this decision, Roseanne Liang said, "What I wanted above all was authenticity", with her adding that, "All of the New Zealand and Australian Chinese actors were [[Chinese people]] who had grown up in [[New Zealand]] or [[Australia]]. I wanted actors who could speak [[Hong Kong]]-accented Cantonese as well as [[Cantonese]]-accented English".<ref name="SBS" /> However, middle Chu daughter, Melanie ~~Chu,~~ is portrayed by [[United Kingdom]]-based New Zealand Chinese actress Celeste Wong.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2 October 2011 \|title=Celeste Wong Interview: ''My Wedding and Other Secrets'' \|url=http://www.asiansonfilm.com/2011/10/celeste-wong-my-wedding-and-other-secrets/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028175613/http://www.asiansonfilm.com/2011/10/celeste-wong-my-wedding-and-other-secrets/ \|archive-date=28 October 2014 \|access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Melanie Chu \|url=http://www.myweddingandothersecretsmovie.com/cast/melanie-chu/ \|work=My Wedding and Other Secrets}}</ref> ==Production== Line 132 ⟶ 130: ==External links== {{Official website\|http://www.myweddingandothersecretsmovie.com/}} (dead link) [http://www.myweddingandothersecretsmovie.com/synopsis/ Synopsis - ''My Wedding and Other Secrets''] *[http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/my-wedding-and-other-secrets-2011 ''My Wedding and Other Secrets'' - NZ on Screen] Line 140 ⟶ 138: [[Category:2011 romantic comedy films]] [[Category:2011 films]] [[Category:2010s Cantonese-language films]] [[Category:Chinese-New Zealand culture]] [[Category:English-language films]]▼ [[Category:Films about families]] [[Category:Films about weddings]] Line 149 ⟶ 146: [[Category:New Zealand independent films]] [[Category:Films about interracial romance]] [[Category:Mandarin-language films]]▼ [[Category:New Zealand coming-of-age films]] [[Category:New Zealand romantic comedy films]] ▲[[Category:2010s English-language films]] ▲[[Category:2010s Mandarin-language films]] [[Category:2011 multilingual films]] [[Category:New Zealand multilingual films]] [[Category:2011 independent films]] [[Category:English-language independent films]] [[Category:English-language romantic comedy films]]