''Reunion Dinner'' () is a 2022 Singaporean, Mandarin-language,

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comedy drama film. It tells the story of a soon-to-be-married couple who arrange for their parents to meet for the first time over

reunion dinner. But as the boyfriend is estranged from his mother, he fakes a family to impress them instead. The film was released on 20 January 2022 in Singapore and 31 January 2022 in Malaysia during the

period. The film stars Lawrence Wong,

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Synopsis

A couple who works in an advertising firm, Chaoyang ( Lawrence Wong) and Zihong (Cya Liu) have a marriage on the cards, but both have not met each other’s parents. At a client's request, they have to do a livestream of their own reunion dinner to promote the company's products, and their parents will officially meet for the first time. Estranged with his mother Yanling ( Xiang Yun) and embarrassed by her occupation as a mama-san, Chaoyang decides to fake a family with the help of his mother's boyfriend Wei ( Mark Lee) and two freelance actors, who pretend to be his mother and "fake relatives", resulting in a series of mishaps and hilarity. With Zihong's father flying in from China, and a fake family assembled, can the reunion dinner go smoothly? Can Chaoyang fix the broken relationship with his mother?

Cast

* Lawrence Wong as Li Chaoyang *

as Liu Zi Hong * Mark Lee as Wei, Yan Ling's boyfriend and part-time actor * Xiang Yun as Li Yanling, Chaoyang's estranged mother ** Ferlyn G as young Yanling * Guo Liang as Liu Lanting, a Chinese war veteran and Zi Hong's father * Zhu Houren as Huang Hailong, Yanling's ex-boyfriend **Joel Choo as young Hailong * Mimi Choo as Zhang Ai Jia, a part-time actress hired to play Chaoyang's mother *

as AK, a part-time actor hired to play Chaoyang's cousin * Henry Thia as a

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Release

The film was directed by Singaporean director Ong Kuo Sin; his previous film was '' Number 1'' (2020), which also starred Mark Lee and Henry Thia. Filming was completed in July 2021 in Singapore. It starred Malaysian-born Singaporean actor Lawrence Wong and Chinese actress

, and its cast includes well-known Singaporean actors and actress Mark Lee, Xiang Yun, Guo Liang, Zhu Houren, Hong Kong-based Malaysian veteran actress Mimi Choo and multilingual comedian Dasa DD, as well as special appearances by Ferlyn G, Joel Choo. The film was released on 20 January 2022 in Singapore and 31 January 2022 in Malaysia during the Chinese New Year period. It was also released on iQIYI for the China market on 27 January 2022.

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*{{imdb title} 2022 films Films shot in Singapore Films set in Singapore Films set in 2022 Singaporean romantic comedy films Singaporean comedy-drama films