Soursweet (1988)

Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Ian McEwan, Timothy Mo (novel)

Stars:

Sylvia Chang, Danny Dun, Jodi Long

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sylvia Chang	...	Lily
Danny Dun	...	Chen (as Danny An-Ning Dun)
Jodi Long	...	Mui
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Red Cudgel
William Chow	...	White Paper Fan
Shih Chieh King	...	Night Brother
Speedy Choo	...	Man Kee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Carter	...	Mr. Constantinides
Craig Fairbrass	...	Driver
David Tse	...	Fok
Eddie Yeoh	...	Iron Plank

Storyline

Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, daydreaming of setting up their own business, much to Chen's chagrin. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realizes that getting their own enterprise could be their only means of escape.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 1989 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Chinese Blues

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Film Four International, First Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

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