Anita (2021 film)

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Anita (Chinese: 梅艷芳) is a 2021 Hong Kong biographical musical drama film directed by Longman Leung, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jack Ng, based on the life of singer and actress Anita Mui. Louise Wong, in her screen role debut, stars as the titular singer, depicting her life from childhood until her last moments before her death of cervical cancer in 2003. The film features an ensemble cast, including Terrance Lau, Fish Liew, Gordon Lam, Miriam Yeung, and Louis Koo in supporting roles. Production of the biopic began in the 2010s when Bill Kong, president of Edko Films, initiated the project to commemorate Mui's legacy. Leung signed on to the project and took over a year to write the script with Ng, as well as finalize the cast. Principal photography took place in 2018. Although its initial 2020 release date was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, Anita was released in Hong Kong on 12 November 2021, followed by some Southeast Asia countries in the same month. The film received mixed to...

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