Dear You-generations of a secret life

  

DEAR YOU 

Release date: Friday, September 4. 

2026 | 118 minutes | China | Teochew, Mandarin Chinese, and Thai w/ English Subtitles | Color | PG-13

A film by Lan Hongchun

 

Starring

Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, Wu Shaoqing, Zheng Runqi, Wang Xiaohui

Special Apperance

Zhao Shuguang, Li Deru, Li Shuhao,  
Seamkhum Usha

ABOUT DIRECTOR LAN HONGCHUN Lan Hongchun was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province. He is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and editing supervisor.  In 2026, DEAR YOU was released. The film achieved an impressive 9.3 rating from 890,000 users on Douban, and its box office gross exceeded 1.9 billion RMB.

• Made without established stars, DEAR YOU became an unexpected theatrical success in China, earning nearly $300 million. 

DEAR YOU follows a family forced to confront a long‑buried secret shaped by generations of migration. Stretching across time and continents, the film transforms letters, memory, and distance into an intimate portrait of the people who hold a family together even when home has been fractured by borders—and the past refuses to stay silent.

A debt‑strapped grandson travels to Thailand in search of the grandfather he believes abandoned their family, hoping the man behind years of qiaopi letters and remittances can help him out of his financial crisis. Instead, he uncovers a lifetime of sacrifice and devotion—an act of love that became a family secret for decades.

Deep healing finally begins when his grandmother returns to Thailand to face the woman she once believed had lived the life meant for her. What starts as a mystery to uncover becomes a moment of unexpected connection—two women bound by the same history, the same sacrifice, and the same longing for a home they both lost in different ways.

Rooted in Chinese traditions, DEAR YOU strikes a deep emotional chord with families who connect to the sacrifices of migration, fractured families, and devotion across impossible distances, building to a powerful revelation—showing how love can survive borders, silence, and time itself.

This film is beautifully filmed, and the story is interesting and based on true-life stories.  The acting of this unknown cast is impeccable. This film draws you into a world you will never know.

Trailer Link:

Dear You

The Sun Never Sets - A complicated love triangle

 

THE SUN NEVER SETS

Release Date:

Friday, September 04, 2026

Language: English

Mongrel Media

Running Time: 102

Year: 2026

THE SUN NEVER SETS stars Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, and Cory Michael Smith in a quietly strange love triangle about the ways love is confusing and frustrating and sometimes forces us to confront the things we’ve been avoiding.

Wendy (Fanning) thinks her life is on the right track. She’s settled into a comfortable rhythm with Jack (Johnson), an older man with kids and a past he’s already lived. But when Jack suggests they take a short break—so she can be sure she’s ready to commit to him and let go of her hopes for marriage and children—it forces her to confront what she truly wants. Suddenly she’s torn between two futures: the spontaneous, unpredictable life that excites her, and the steady, committed one she’s been building. Now she has to make a choice before the moment slips away.

She goes on a random date and ends up in a local bar—where Chuck (Smith), the ex, suddenly reappears and instantly ignites the lighter, reckless side of Wendy she’s been trying to quiet. He’s spontaneous, charming, and now claims he’s finally ready to start a family of his own. The timing couldn’t be worse. His return doesn’t just stir old feelings; it destabilizes everything she thought she’d made peace with. In a single moment, Wendy is yanked between two versions of her life: the one she’s been trying to commit to, and the one she’s terrified she still wants.

Set against the glorious beauty of Anchorage, Alaska, THE SUN NEVER SETS is both intimate and chaotic, emotional and very cinematic. It's a fork-in-the-road story that forces you to pick the road you are turning toward.

It’s about trying to shape a future for yourself even when you’re unsure of what you want, and choosing between different paths when you want both.

Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/0xEJvZuR3dM?si=7ijxibZvzvjP-U4O