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Director  Mike Newell
Screenplay  Ian McEwan
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Language  English
7.2/10 IMDb

Genre  Drama
Music director  Richard Hartley
Soursweet movie poster

Writer  Timothy Mo, Ian McEwan
Release date  1988 (1988) (UK)
Cast  Sylvia Chang (Lily), Danny Dun (Chen), Jodi Long (Mui), Soon-Tek Oh (Red Cudgel), William Chow (White Paper Fan), Chin Shih-Chieh (Night Brother)
Similar movies  Battleship, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Freaks, Bodyguards and Assassins, Vanessa, Chungking Express

Soursweet is a 1988 British film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan from the novel Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo.

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Plot

The story, set in the 1960s, is a comedy drama about a young Hong Kong Chinese couple who emigrate to England and start a family. Initially Chen works long hours in a Chinese restaurant while his wife Lily looks after their baby, dreaming of the day when they can open their own business. When Chen becomes indebted to Triads through gambling he decides it is time for his family to go at it alone.

Cast

  • Sylvia Chang - Lily
  • Danny Dun - Chen
  • Jodi Long - Mui
  • Soon Tek-Oh - Red Cudgel
  • Jim Carter - Mr. Constantinides
  • William Chow - White Paper Fan
  • Shih Chieh King - Night Brother
  • Honours

  • Golden Hugo (Best Feature Film) - Chicago International Film Festival (nominated)
  • References

    Soursweet Wikipedia
    Soursweet IMDb Soursweet themoviedb.org