Juno Hong's Debut Film 'Only the Moon Knows' Selected for SIFF Project at Shanghai Market
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Naman Ramachandran
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Summary
Chinese director Juno Hong is presenting her debut feature film "Only the Moon Knows" at the Shanghai International Film Festival's SIFF Project market, where it was selected as one of three international co-production projects. The film follows Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working night shifts at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely friendship with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night. Their bond is tested when Cheng Jun prepares to return home after her studies, coinciding with a worsening situation for the elderly woman.
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The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night
Their friendship reaches a breaking point when Cheng Jun prepares to return home after her studies, just as the old woman's situation takes an unexpected turn
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