Soursweet · 1988

Soursweet

Mike Newell · 110 min · United Kingdom

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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Awards

1 nomination

Production companies

First Film Company, British Screen Productions, Film Four International

Locations

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Setting

Londres

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Cast

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  Sylvia Chang

  Lily

• Danny Dun

  Chen

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  Jodi Long

  Mui

• Speedy Choo

  Man Kee

• Han Tan

  Grandpa

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  Soon-Tek Oh

  Red Cudgel

• William Chow

  White Paper Fan

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  King Shih-chieh

  Night Brother