Soursweet
1988, English. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 May 1988
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Ian McEwan
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Soursweet runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Who directed Soursweet?
Soursweet (1988) was directed by Mike Newell and stars Sylvia Chang, Danny Dun, Jodi Long.