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On Friday March 4th 2011, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) proudly presents MERRY GO ROUND, an award-winning nostalgic Hong Kong drama directed by Clement Cheng and Yan Yan Mak – WINNER of the 2010 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Audience Award and WINNER of the Film Critics China Best Chinese-Language Film of 2010 Award. Actress Nora Miao, who starred alongside Bruce Lee in the 1970’s, will be in attendance for a Q&A and autograph session at the Reel Asian presentation of MERRY GO ROUND at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday, March 4, 2011, 7:00 p.m.

MERRY GO ROUND deals with the consequences of the small choices we make every day, and the regret that sometimes comes from the decisions that we make in a past life. In MERRY GO ROUND, four individuals cross paths in the streets of Hong Kong: a dying drug addict (Ella Koon), a Chinese herbal physician (Nora Miao), a guilt-ridden real estate broker (Lawrence Chou), and a grumpy coffin home caretaker (Teddy Robin Kwan). Chance encounters with each other lead them to rediscover old feelings long-thought buried. With breathtaking cinematography and a soundtrack played by Hong Kong indie band, Ketchup, this multi-layered love story spans 60 years of history and a lifetime of regrets.

Actress Nora Miao is a Hong Kong film star who appeared in many kung-fu films in the 1970s, playing opposite both Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. She also appeared in all three of Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong films (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon). Nora currently lives in Toronto and hosts a Chinese radio talk show…more