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85% Rotten Tomatoes Screenplay by George Huang Music by Mok Young-jin Director Gina Kim Budget 6 million USD | 7.1/10 IMDb Directed by Gina Kim Story by Gina Kim Initial release 9 February 2014 (Germany) Music director Mok Yeong-jin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Yeonu Choi
Jeong Tae-sung
Steven Nam
Gina Kim Starring Michelle Yeoh
Henry Lau
Chin Han Producers Gina Kim, Yeonu Choi, Tae-Sung Jeong, Steven Nam, Per Melita Cast Henry Lau, Michelle Yeoh, Ng Chin Han, Tseng Chang, Bobby Lee Similar Cooking movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final Recipe is a 2013 South Korean-Thai drama film directed by Gina Kim and written by George Huang, who adapted a story by Kim. It stars Michelle Yeoh, Henry Lau, and Chin Han. Lau plays a young man who must impress the host of a cooking show (Yeoh) and her chef husband (Han) to save his grandfather's restaurant. It premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Plot
Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.
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Production
Production started in Thailand on May 24, 2012, and the film was reported to be in post-production by January 31, 2013.
Release
Final Recipe premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 21, 2013.
Reception
Jay Weissberg of Variety called it a shallow and predictable film but said that Yeoh "makes the saccharine flavors go down slightly better". Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter described it as "a mild, feel-good tale about reconciliation of three generations of a cookery-gifted clan". Mark Adams of Screen Daily wrote, "The heart of Final Recipe may be pure melodrama, but it is a glossy and enjoyable journey."
