Name: Fagara
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-09-06
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Sammi Cheng, Megan Lai, Li Xiao Feng, Richie Ren, Bryant Mak

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

Megan Lai is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Born on December 5, 1979, she made her acting debut in the 2001 television series “Hi! Working Girl.” She has since started in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Miss Rose” (2012), “Two Fathers” (2013) and “Bromance” (2015), for which she won the Best Actress award at the 2015 Sanlih Drama Awards.

Megan Lai

Li Xiao Feng is a Chinese actress. She was born on July 17, 1982 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2009. Since debut, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “My True Friend” (2019).

Li Xiao Feng

Richie Ren is a Taiwanese singer and actor who was born on June 23, 1966, in Tianzhong, Changhua County. He studied at the Chinese Culture University, majoring in Physical Education, but soon turned his attention to music and acting, appearing in the TV drama series “The Orphans” in 1989. He followed up with his big-screen bow in “Cops and Robbers” (1991). In 1999, he appeared in the movie “Fly Me to Polaris,” also performing the OST’s lead track. His musical performance bagged him the Best Original Film Song prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards later the same year.

Richie Ren

Bryant Mak, or Mak Chi Lok, as he’s also known, is a Hong Kong actor. He was born in Hong Kong on January 12, 1980 and made his acting debut in 2008. Since then, he has been in a number of films and television dramas, including “Fagara” (2019).

Bryant Mak

Kenny Bee, born Chung Chun To, is a Hong Kong singer, musician, and actor. He was born on February 23, 1953 and made his debut in the entertainment industry in 1973 as a member of the popular band, the Wynners. After the band disbanded in 1978, he began his solo career as a solo singer-songwriter and, after moving to Taiwan, made his debut as an actor. In the eighties, he returned to Hong Kong and was met with overwhelming success as both a musician and an actor. Over the course of his career, he has appeared in countless films and a number of television dramas, including “Fagara” (2019).

Kenny Bee

Wu Yan Shu, or Estelle Wu, as she’s also known, is an award-winning Chinese actress. She was born in 1938 and made her acting debut in 1959. Since then, she has appeared in a number of theater productions, films, and television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018), “My True Friend” (2019), and “Fagara” (2019).

Wu Yan Shu

Andy Lau is a popular Hong Kong singer, actor and producer. Born on September 27, 1961, he has been dubbed one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop, enjoying one of the most successful singing careers since the 1980s. He even was inducted into the Guiness Book of World Records for the “Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist.” After making his acting debut in the 1982 television series “The Emissary,” Andy Lau also has enjoyed an illustrious acting career that has garnered many awards. Some of his most recent roles include the films “The Great Wall” (2016), “The Adventurers” (2017) and “The Invincible 12” (2018). In 1991, Andy Lau established his own film production company, Teamwork Motion Pictures, which changed its name to Focus Group Holdings Limited in 2002. He has produced many award-winning films since then and is credited for nurturing new talent in the Asian film industry. In 2008, Andy Lau married Carol Chu, a Ma

Andy Lau

Zhang Zi Feng is a Chinese actress who is considered one of the best young actresses working today. Born on August 27, 2001, she made her acting debut in the 2008 television drama “Peace Is Blessing.” But it was her role in the 2010 film “Aftershock” that brought much critical acclaim, making her the youngest person ever to win Best Newcomer at the 31st Hundred Flowers Awards in 2012. In 2017, she also was the youngest winner of Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Huading Awards for her role in the television drama “A Love for Separation” (2016). Zhang Zi Feng already has a long list of credits in both films and television, including the upcoming film “Go Brother!”

Zhang Zi Feng

When Hong Kong travel agent Acacia (Sammi Cheng) learns of her estranged father, Ha Leung’s (Kenny Bee) sudden death, she has no choice but to make the trip to Chongqing to arrange his funeral and settle his affairs. Soon after her arrival, Acacia gets the surprise of a lifetime when she learns that she is not her father’s only child. Having harbored deep resentment towards the woman who took her father away from her, Acacia is more than a little conflicted, now that she’s come face to face with not one, but two grown sisters.&nbsp;

A professional pool player who grew up in Taiwan, the androgynous Branch (Megan Lai), has spent her entire life incessantly hounded by her status-conscious mother. Disappointed in her daughter’s choices, both personally and professionally, Branch’s relationship with her mother is nothing short of toxic. Cherry (Li Xiao Feng), on the other hand, is a digital fashionista from China who was raised by her adoring grandmother. Brought together by their father’s death, the three sisters connect through their grief and together begin the arduous task of settling their father’s affairs.

Leaving behind a hot pot restaurant and a mountain of debt, the sisters agree that keeping their father’s restaurant open is the best way to satisfy his creditors. Running the restaurant together, the sisters slowly begin to open up to each other. Sharing their respective dreams and the struggles they face as they deal with the ever-mounting pressures of work, family, and relationships, the sisters begin to bond, not just as friends, but as family.&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel, “My Spicy Love” by Amy Cheung, “Fagara” is a 2019 family drama film directed by Heiward Mak.

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