Soursweet

Soursweet (1988)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1988-05-15
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: First Film Company
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Mike Newell
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Summary

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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  • Sylvia Chang

    as Lily

  • Danny Dun

    as Chen

  • Jodi Long

    as Mui

  • Speedy Choo

    as Man Kee

  • Han Tan

    as Grandpa

  • Soon-Tek Oh

    as Red Cudgel

  • William Chow

    as White Paper Fan

  • King Shih-Chieh

    as Night Brother

  • David K.S. Tse

    as Fok

  • Jim Carter

    as Mr. Constantinides

  • Philip Tan

    as Jackie Fung

  • Eddie Yeoh

    as Iron Plank

  • Fung Lam

    as Mrs Law

  • Chua Kah Joo

    as Lo

  • Nigel Fan

    as Red Cudgel Fighter

  • Ron Flanagan

    as Removal Man

  • Mark Monero

    as Removal Man

  • David Forman

    as 14K Member

  • Tom Wu

    as 14K Member

  • Lex van Delden

    as Belgian Lorry Driver

  • Mary Ten-Pow

    as Ah Jik

  • Kim Teoh

    as Waiter in Restaurant

  • Robert Burbage

    as Man in Restaurant

  • Lucy Hancock

    as Girl in Restaurant

  • Ozzie Yue

    as Businessman

  • Craig Fairbrass

    as Lorry Driver

  • Leesa Williams

    as 12 Year Old Girl

  • Gary Gordon

    as West Indian Boy

  • Sarah James

    as West Indian Boy's Sister

  • Ng Man Biu

    as Tang

  • Ho Kam

    as Go Between

  • May Lan Tan

    as Bridesmaid

  • Chindy Lau

    as Bridesmaid

  • Bowie Lam

    as Best Man

  • Man Sau

    as Chen's Mother
Costume & Make-Up Pip Newbery Costume Design
Sound Richard Hartley Original Music Composer
Camera Michael Garfath Director of Photography
Writing Timothy Mo Novel
Production Roger Randall-Cutler Producer
Editing Mick Audsley Editor
Directing Mike Newell Director
Writing Ian McEwan Writer

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