

First Night Nerves
2019, Cantonese. Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-pang.
Yuan Xiuling, a former star and has-been actress plans to return to the spotlight of the theater a year after her philandering husband died. She decides to star in Two Sisters, written and directed by transwoman An Ouyang. But, her biggest rival, He Yuwen, a rising actress, also stars in the play.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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- Released
- 27 March 2019
- Original title
- 八個女人一台戲
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Written by
- Jimmy Ngai Shiu-Yan
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First Night Nerves runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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First Night Nerves isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 March 2019. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like First Night Nerves?
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Who directed First Night Nerves?
First Night Nerves (2019) was directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-pang and stars Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Gigi Leung Wing-kei, Bai Baihe.