Soursweet
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Soursweet

6.0 / 10 1988 1h 50mNR English
DramaCrime

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.

Cast & Crew

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Lily

Lead
DD

Danny Dun

Chen

Jodi Long

Jodi Long

Mui

SC

Speedy Choo

Man Kee

HT

Han Tan

Grandpa

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Red Cudgel

WC

William Chow

White Paper Fan

King Shih-chieh

King Shih-chieh

Night Brother

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike Newell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Soursweet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker