Film News: Season Nine of Asian Pop-Up Cinema Honors Kenneth Tsang on Closing Night

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The night before (October 9th) the Kenneth Tsang honors, APUC presented “Deception of the Novelist” during their Hong Kong week. The taut and sensual thriller features Justin Cheung, Jeana Ho and Linah Matsuoka in a love triangle that will change all of their lives. Director Christopher Sun and actor/producer Justin Cheung are longtime friends and a team, collaborating on their third film together.

Director Christopher Sun and lead actor Justin Cheung of “Deception of the Novelist”
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org

The “novelist” is Tsui (Justin Cheung) a renowned best-selling author, producing uplifting and romantic stories in the mode of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” The public image of Tsui is a kindhearted family man who loves his wife (Jeana Ho) deeply. This changes when a beautiful and trendy woman named Elaine (Linah Matsuoka) moves to an upstairs apartment in his building, and her seductive powers are about to challenge the dull domestic life of Tsui.

In a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, director Christopher Sun and lead actor Justin Cheung talk about “The Deception of the Novelist.”

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Writer HollywoodChicago.com [email protected]