3.5/5 starsEarlier this year, Lan Hongchun’s historical romance Dear You became a surprise smash hit at the box office – both in Hong Kong and especially in mainland China, where it has taken nearly US$300 million since April.One key to the film’s success was its use of regional Teochew (Chiu Chow) dialogue, indigenous to eastern Guangdong and all too rarely featured on screen.In a clear attempt to capitalise on that popularity, Lan’s earlier feature, Back to Love, makes a belated arrival in cinemas. Also playing out mostly in Teochew and featuring several of the same non-professional actors who went on to star in Dear You, this 2022 film is a more straightforward contemporary romance, but every bit as enchanting as its follow-up.帶你去見我媽 7.30 (澳門) / 8.6 (香港) 情.常在Echoing the premise of Stanley Kramer’s 1967 drama Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Back to Love follows Zekai (Zheng Runqi, one of the stars of Dear You), a Teochew man working in Shenzhen, as he returns home to Chaoshan to introduce his family to his fiancée, Jingshan (Lu Shan).