Malaysia: Film about migrants to Southeast Asia resonates in Malaysia.

A special screening of the Chinese mainland's acclaimed film "Dear You" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday has struck a deep chord with the audience via its tender emotional portrayal and heartfelt core storyline. The Chaoshan(Teochew)-dialect film was released on the Chinese mainland on April 30. The low-budget film, featuring a largely unknown cast, centers on the tradition of "qiaopi", letters and remittances sent home by earlier generations of overseas Chinese in the 19th and 20th centuries, which serves as the emotional thread linking the film's central characters. For generations, people from the Chaoshan region in today's Guangdong and Fujian provinces left for Southeast Asia to escape war, poverty, and natural disasters in search of better fortunes. Between 1864 and 1911, nearly three million people departed the region, according to local customs records. The qiaopi also forged bonds between countries. A museum in Kuala Lumpur well preserves some of the qiaopi. In 2013, UNESCO inscribed the qiaopi archives onto its Memory of the World Register. These historical documents provide an intimate look into the lives, struggles, and emotional resilience of overseas Chinese communities. Shotlist: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - June 18, 2026: 1. Various of special screening activity of Chinese mainland's film "Dear You" in progress, audience members posing for photos, media staff; 2. Poster; 3. Special screening activity in progress, moviegoers; 4. Various of clips; 5. Visitors; 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Ouyang Yujing, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia: "For Malaysian audiences, this film will surely resonate even more deeply, because at the heart of this touching story are those 'special family letters' that embody the sentiment of when the heart is connected, distance disappears."; 7. Various of "qiaopi" letters, remittances sent home by earlier generations of overseas Chinese in 19th, 20th centuries; 8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Chiew Choon Man, Malaysian Deputy Tourism Minister: "Looking back at this history, we can see that one qiaopi connected one family, while countless qiaopi connected two societies. It is precisely these countless connections that formed an important foundation for the long-standing friendly exchanges between the peoples of Malaysia and China."; 9. Various of qiaopi, museum, visitors. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]