Soursweet
1988 | 110m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mike Newell |
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| Writer: | Timothy Mo, Ian McEwan |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 15, 1988 |
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| Director: | Mike Newell |
| Writer: | Timothy Mo, Ian McEwan |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | migration, hong kong, newlywed |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, British Screen Productions, First Film Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Chang | Lily |
| Danny Dun | Chen |
| Jodi Long | Mui |
| Speedy Choo | Man Kee |
| Han Tan | Grandpa |
| Soon-Tek Oh | Red Cudgel |
| William Chow | White Paper Fan |
| King Shih-Chieh | Night Brother |
| David K.S. Tse | Fok |
| Jim Carter | Mr. Constantinides |
| Philip Tan | Jackie Fung |
| Eddie Yeoh | Iron Plank |
| Fung Lam | Mrs Law |
| Chua Kah Joo | Lo |
| Nigel Fan | Red Cudgel Fighter |
| Ron Flanagan | Removal Man |
| Mark Monero | Removal Man |
| David Forman | 14K Member |
| Tom Wu | 14K Member |
| Lex van Delden | Belgian Lorry Driver |
| Mary Ten-Pow | Ah Jik |
| Kim Teoh | Waiter in Restaurant |
| Robert Burbage | Man in Restaurant |
| Lucy Hancock | Girl in Restaurant |
| Ozzie Yue | Businessman |
| Craig Fairbrass | Lorry Driver |
| Leesa Williams | 12 Year Old Girl |
| Gary Gordon | West Indian Boy |
| Sarah James | West Indian Boy's Sister |
| Ng Man Biu | Tang |
| Ho Kam | Go Between |
| May Lan Tan | Bridesmaid |
| Chindy Lau | Bridesmaid |
| Bowie Lam | Best Man |
| Man Sau | Chen's Mother |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Newell | Director |
| Timothy Mo | Novel |
| Michael Garfath | Director of Photography |
| Richard Hartley | Original Music Composer |
| Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Pip Newbery | Costume Design |
| Ian McEwan | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger Randall-Cutler | Producer |
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