Sammi Cheng is a Hong Kong-born singer and actress who was born on August 19, 1972. She began her career in the late 1980s while aged only 16 – placing third in the New Talent Singing Awards, later going on to release three studio albums while still in her teens. She began acting in the drama series “A Life of His Own” in 1991 and went on to become one of the biggest names in Hong Kong contemporary music, earning the title “The Queen of Cantopop.” Her movie credits include “Summer Holiday” (2000), “Infernal Affairs III” (2003), and “Triumph in the Skies” (2015).

Sammi Cheng

In the midst of a global pandemic, three women - Shen Yue (Zhou Xun), Liang Jing Si (Sammi Cheng), and Zhou Xiao Lu (Huang Mi Yi) - find their lives dramatically altered. Despite coming from different backgrounds, they face common challenges as the world around them grinds to a halt. Jobs disappear, relationships strain, and families struggle to survive amid the chaos and uncertainty. Each woman must confront the profound question of how to continue living when the entire world seems to have stopped. Their individual journeys reveal the resilience and strength of women navigating unprecedented times. This 2022 Chinese drama film, directed by Sylvia Chang, Li Shao Hong, and Joan Chen, offers a poignant female perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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When Hong Kong travel agent Acacia (Sammi Cheng) learns of her estranged father Ha Leung's (Kenny Bee) sudden death, she travels to Chongqing to arrange his funeral. She discovers she has two half-sisters: Branch (Megan Lai), a professional pool player from Taiwan, and Cherry (Li Xiao Feng), a digital fashionista raised by her grandmother. United by grief, the sisters inherit their father's struggling hot pot restaurant and decide to keep it running to settle his debts. As they work together, they begin to share their personal struggles and dreams, gradually forming a genuine familial bond. Adapted from Amy Cheung's novel "My Spicy Love," this is a 2019 South Korean family drama film directed by Heiward Mak.

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