Love Conquers All is a 2006 movie by Malaysian director Tan Chui Mui.
Synopsis Ping (Coral Ong Li Whei) has come from Penang in the north to Kuala Lumpur to work with her aunt. There she meets John, a young man who keeps trying to approach her. Ping feels increasingly attracted to John, and although she has a boyfriend in Penang she is drawn more and more into his world. Ping loses herself in her love and does all she can to keep John.
Cast Coral Ong Li Whei (Ping) Stephan Chua Jyh Shyan (John) Leing Jiun Jiun (Mei) Ho Chi Lai (Hong Jie)
Release history CountryDateSouth Korea (premiere at Pusan International Film Festival)13 October 2006Japan (Tokyo International Film Festival)24 October 2006Malaysia21 December 2006Netherlands (International Film Festival Rotterdam)26 January 2007Argentina (Mar del Plata Film Festival)11 March 2007Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Film Festival)1 April 2007
Awards It has won several awards such as:
The Swiss Oikocredit award at Fribourghttp://www.fiff.ch/v2/downloadmanager/Docs/compress/palmares_e.pdf Tiger award at Rotterdam International Film Festival New Currents Award at Pusan International Film Festival
Reception A review in Variety stated, " Authentic perfs help maintain interest, but helming is uninspired and cannot transcend this DV effort’s severe technical limitations. A continuous torrent of indiscriminate noise on the soundtrack is particularly irritating." while Screen Anarchy commented, "Despite not rising above the trappings of a cautionary tale, Love Conquers All is still an impressive debut feature."
References
External links Da Huang Pictures Love Conquers All DVD Variety.com - Russell Edwards Kakiseni - Benjamin McKay Review: Monsterblog.com.my Review: Suanie.net Review: A Nutshell Review