First Time (2012 film)


First Time is a 2012 romance film written and directed by Han Yan. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is a remake of the South Korean film ...ing.

Plot

Song Shiqiao, 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing. Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her father died of; the medication she takes also causes memory lapses. One day, at a charity fair, she bumps into Gong Ning, a former high-school friend she always liked, and the two end up dating, despite the initial disapproval of her mother. Gong Ning dropped out of university to spend more time with a rock band he leads; also, his girlfriend, dancer Peng Wei, has dumped him because of his inability to focus his life. However, for Shiqiao, Gong Ning is the perfect partner.

Cast