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as a young doctor who finds herself in a completely unfamiliar life after waking up from a car accident. The film co-stars

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and

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. It was filmed in early 2015 on

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. The film had its world premier at the

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in November 2015, where it was nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Feature Narrative. The film earned an honorable mention for Best Feature Film at ''

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'' and was nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the ''

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''. It won the Best Supporting Actress award for

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and Best New Director award for Jonathan Lim at the 12th

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. The film had its U.S. theatrical release in major cities on April 29. It was released in China on November 25, 2016.

Synopsis

Lily (

), a young doctor, wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is living a completely different life. Now married to her boyfriend's rival, Dr. Mitch Kayne (

), and a mother to a 5-year-old son, she has an established life she remembers nothing about. Everyone around her denies that her boyfriend Neil (

) ever existed. As Lily begins to doubt her own sanity, memories of Neil resurface, causing unexplainable incidents. While desperately searching for the truth of her past life, she questions her entire existence.

Cast

as Lily Zhang *

as Neil Lang *

as Mitch Kayne *

as Tim Young *

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as Mr. Zhang *

as Mrs. Zhang *Lauren Sweetser as Amy Stole *Maddox Lim as James Kayne

References

External links

* Pali Roa
Official Website
* * *{{Rotten Tomatoes, pali_road_2016 Films about Chinese Americans 2010s romantic thriller films Films shot in Hawaii 2015 films Chinese mystery thriller films Chinese romantic thriller films 2010s mystery thriller films Asian-American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language romantic thriller films English-language mystery thriller films