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    PEOPLE & POINTS

    Dec 10, 2020 4 minutes

    WINNER OF THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD

    Zhou Dongyu received the best actress award at the 33rd China Golden Rooster Awards in Xiamen, Fujian Province in southeast China, on November 28. Thanks to her performance in Better Days, she became the third actress to bag the recognition at China’s biggest film awards after Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi.

    Directed by Derek Kwok-cheung Tsang and starring Zhou and Jackson Yee, Better Days tells the story of two teenagers supporting each other in difficult times.

    Zhou, 28, debuted in , a love story released in 2010, directed by Zhang Yimou, one of China’s most internationally recognized directors. She was a high school student without any acting experience but the veteran filmmaker sensed her potential.

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