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Director
  
Screenplay
  
Duration
  

Language
  
English

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Music director
  
Richard Hartley

Soursweet movie poster

Release date
  
1988 (1988) (UK)

Cast
  
(Lily),
Danny Dun
(Chen), (Mui),
Soon-Tek Oh
(Red Cudgel),
William Chow
(White Paper Fan),
Chin Shih-Chieh
(Night Brother)

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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


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