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1988

Soursweet

Directed by Mike Newell

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.

Duration

1h 50m

Released

May 15, 1988

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Cast35

  • Sylvia Chang
  • Danny Dun
  • Jodi Long
  • Speedy Choo
  • Han Tan
  • Soon-Tek Oh
  • William Chow
  • King Shih-Chieh
  • David K.S. Tse

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