On October 7th, the “Salon of Special Screening of Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar took place in Yangon. More than 300 representatives from Myanmar’s arts, education, media and other sectors attended the event to watch the Myanmar premiere of the film Once Upon a Time in the Middle East.

U Tin Oo, Chairman of the Myanmar-China Friendship Association, U Pan Gyi Soe Moe, Honorary Chairman of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization, Dr. Kay Thi Htwe, Rector of the National University of Arts and Culture (Yangon), and Li Liqing, Chairperson of Eastern Language and Business Center, shared their impressions after the screening. They remarked that Once Upon a Time in the Middle East features an original theme, exquisite production and deeply touching storytelling, embodying humanity’s universal aspiration for peace and tranquility. They expressed the hope that Myanmar and China will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in cinema, literary arts, and film and television production.