[Local Entertainment] “The Patient 《患者》” Press Conference (Dual Language Article)

 [Local Entertainment] “The Patient 《患者》” Press Conference (Dual Language Article)

 

"The Patient《患者》" Malaysia's first original Chinese drama about HIV/AIDS, will premiere on Astro on 19th February 2023!

 

Kuala Lumpur, February 2023 - Astro invited well-known award-winning screenwriter Chan Yoke Yeng (陈钰莹) to return to Malaysia for the first original Chinese drama "The Patient《患者》" which was inspired by the HIV AIDS theme.

 

The drama aims to encourage patients with illnesses to remain positive, as well as to deliver these patients' stories and experiences in more in-depth ways. The show will premiere on Astro and Astro Go on 19^th February 2023.

 

During the press conference, Jason Kok and Chan Yoke Yeng discussed why they chose this theme for their latest drama. Jason believed that HIV and AIDS were diseases that would cause stigma in the community. He hopes this drama can deliver more understanding from the community towards the patients with this illness.

 

Emily Chan 陈子颖 who has collaborated with the directors for the third time, revealed that she was always told to jump into water for the collaborative work. From jumping into the sea in the first drama, then jumping into the lake and now it "advanced" to jump into 20-feet deep pool. She was thankful that she had obtained her diving licence during MCO, making underwater filming more feasible for her.

 

"The Patient《患者》" is a television series about the darker side of human nature and self-struggle.  The story is based on social reality and explores the extreme life tests faced by HIV patients and their families! Emily Chan, who played an HIV victim in the show, stated that she empathised with her character. She was emotionally affected by the role but managed to learn ways to stay positive through the process of playing the character.

 

Coby Chong 庄可比, who plays Emily's fiancé, revealed that he always checked on and comforted Emily during filming because Emily's character is very depressive and he was afraid she would become too immersed in the characterization. Aside from that, Coby took the opportunity to learn more about the disease before filming.

 

"The Patient" featured a number of talented local actors and actresses, including Emily Chan, Coby Chong, 陈沛江, Seck Fook Yee释福如, Remon Lim 林奕廷、Steve叶良财, Pearlly蔡宝珠, Vivienne温慧茵, P.Chandler潘谦乐,陈鸿,梅静萱and庄文杰.

 

This drama also invited Yise 羅憶詩 to produce and perform the theme song 《都一样》. During the press conference, she performed the song and revealed that the lyrics were based on dialogue from the show.

 

"The Patient" will begin airing from 19th February 2023 onwards via Astro双星 and Astro Go. For more info, please visit: https://web.facebook.com/astroSHX

 

大马首部艾滋病题材原创中文剧《患者》2月19日Astro双星启播!

Astro邀得本地知名得奖编剧陈钰莹回归大马之作，国内首部以艾滋病为题材的原创中文剧《患者》，一众主演出席发布会畅聊剧集故事和箇中角色背后意义外，更齐声为艾滋病患该弱势群体发声，鼓励不仅是爱滋病患或是任何疾病的患者都要积极面对，向阳而生。透过《患者》深切感受沉重但又很血淋淋的故事，更让多位演员聊到深处不禁哽咽落泪！《患者》即将于2月19日在Astro双星和Astro Go启播。

 

同样出席了发布会的两位《患者》郭福华和陈钰莹上娓娓道来以艾滋病为主要题材的缘由，在全球袭来新冠病毒时启发了同样是该剧编剧的陈钰莹对‘病毒’有了深层的想法， 最后在两人的讨论下决定以大马人极少关注的艾滋病为主题，创作了这部《患者》。郭导更希望这部围绕艾滋题材的剧能带出歧视、偏见、误解和恐惧远比疾病更难治疗，“这些社会病态的人似乎更像是社会‘患者’，很多人不自觉或不愿承认自己其实是‘患者’之一。”反之如若能对受害者施出善意和给予更多的谅解，相信可为逐渐冷漠的社会带来更多爱的正面信息。

 

已第三次与两位导演合作的女主Emily陈子颖则自爆在《患者》中也难逃下水的戏份，“从第一部剧的跳海、再到的跳湖，现在更是‘晋级’到沉入20尺深的水池，完成其中一场主戏，挑战蛮大的！”她还说，庆幸自己在MCO期间考了潜水执照，得以在水底完成近6小时的拍摄。听罢，导演们也补充道，拍摄现场的水温极冷她也毫无怨言完成表演，频频大赞其敬业精神！

 

《患者》是一部探讨人性黑暗面及自我救赎题材的剧集，故事贴近社会现实，窥探艾滋病患者及家属的极端人生考验！陈子颖首次演绎遭受性侵后不幸感染艾滋病的受害者角色，除了在剧中全程素颜出镜，她还透露自己太沉溺在角色的暗沉情绪中，开拍近一个月就发现自己身体不适。她表示深刻体会到原来一个人长期经历着悲伤的情绪，身体也会感受到同样的讯息，那段时间觉得痛苦不堪至想要逃离、罢演，所幸后来自己从‘思沛’的角色中学习到她勇敢的方式，向阳而生。

 

在剧中饰演思沛未婚夫的男主Coby庄可比则透露他与陈子颖认识多时，俩人一直以兄妹相处，在接拍《患者》后为了感受情侣角色俩人在开拍前去游乐场约会，投入‘情侣’的氛围。他说，剧中角色设定无法安慰必须长期沉浸在黑暗中的思沛，但是下戏后自己都会确认子颖的状态，担心对方的情绪太低落走不出来，并笑称“空闲时我们就会一直抱在一起”互相安慰，逗笑发布会现场众人。

 

庄可比也直言，剧中角色是其演艺生涯中挑战过情绪最压抑的角色之一，让他在杀青后心情都久久未能平复。为了能更自然贴近演出该角色要求，庄可比在开拍前也多次与剧组到医院学习和深入了解更多有关艾滋病的知识，让他自叹以往自己对艾滋病的了解甚少，希望借着该剧的播出能让观众对艾滋病有更深的认知，给予该弱势群体更多爱与关怀。随着对艾滋病了解越深和有着深厚演绎功底的他在前期对稿时，也大方向多位年轻演员分享和指导演绎想法，帮助小演员理解和良好呈现角色。

 

《患者》汇集了一众本地好戏之人，除了男女主陈子颖和庄可比外，还有陈沛江、释福如、林奕廷、Steve叶良财、Pearlly蔡宝珠、Vivienne温慧茵、潘谦乐、陈鸿、梅静萱和庄文杰等人参与演出。在剧中以媒体人身份本色出演的庄文杰也在记者会上透露自己某日凌晨接获了导演陈钰莹的电话，“她的声音很兴奋，说写了一个角色邀我出演，要不是有记录了导演的号码，乍听之下还真的会以为是诈骗的电话！”他还说，拍摄时采访剧中的角色时感受到‘入戏’，仿佛这些角色都是真实存在的，直呼演得很爽！

 

本地老戏骨陈鸿饰演家尧的爸爸朱兴德，在剧中中风两次的他表示自己的戏份不是坐着就是躺着，直言“演得很舒服！”反之饰演其妻子的释福如则分享了她亲身感受作为患者家属的崩溃经历。陈沛江在剧中饰演思沛的父亲，坦言曾自问如果自己的孩子也得了这个病自己会如何面对，“实际上我的脑子里是一片空白的，想不到任何的对策。”由于《患者》题材沉重，发布会的气氛较为凝重，有趣的是剧中最年轻的小演员潘谦乐受访时分享自己难忘的哭戏经历，哭不出来的他看到声泪俱下的导演后倍感压力更哭不出来，‘童言童语’惹得发布会现场一众大笑。饰演思沛妹妹的梅静萱亦分享了自己在剧中作为患者家属的沉重心情。

 

蔡宝珠表示自己在《患者》饰演的虎妈很专制，笑言饰演其儿子的Steve叶良才可能怕自己唠叨不敢来发布会现场，而饰演其前媳妇的温慧茵则说自己近日在电台刚巧做了艾滋病患者的访问，分享道自己在网络上看到了不少逼近网络霸凌的留言字眼，让在剧中饰演被丈夫传染艾滋病的她颇有感触：“家人的不理解或者路人的恶言相向很可能会造就另一个潜在的加害者，如果说不出好听的话可以保持沉默，希望大家不要造成二度伤害。”

 

值得一提的是，该剧也特别邀来Yise罗忆诗一手包办词曲创作以及演唱主题曲《都一样》，今日发布会上她演唱了主题曲后泪洒现场，直说看了剧本感受良多，还透露歌词的灵感来源是剧中的台词，大赞编剧兼导演陈钰莹‘有两把刷子’！

 

《患者》故事讲述正筹备婚礼的准新娘方思沛（陈子颖饰）遭报复社会刘源升（叶良财饰）性侵，感染艾滋病毒。 突如其来的生活巨变，考验了她与未婚夫朱家尧（庄可比饰）的情感。 原本亲如一家的准公婆因为对疾病的无知与恐惧，在心里埋下了疙瘩。同时，妹妹方思敏（梅静萱饰）又不慎泄漏了思沛是艾滋病毒携带者的秘密，经网上传播，外界舆论一发不可收拾，歧视无所不在，严重影响了她与家尧的感情。多重打击之下，思沛痛恨外界给予她的标签，也对自己的经历无从释怀，重遇刘源升后，思沛接近他的妻儿，动了对其家人报复的念头......

 

一共10集的《患者》接档贺岁剧《姐就是要酱过年》，从2月19日起，每周日晚上8时30分在Astro双星和Astro Go播出。更多相关最新消息，请关注Astro双星官方面子书专页。

 

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