
Soursweet (1988)
Overview
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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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.106 |
Directed By
Mike Newell
Crew
Timothy Mo
Mick Audsley
Pip Newbery
Roger Randall-Cutler
Richard Hartley
Michael Garfath
Mike Newell
Ian McEwan
TOP CAST

Sylvia Chang
Lily
Danny Dun
Chen

Jodi Long
Mui
Speedy Choo
Man Kee
Han Tan
Grandpa

Soon-Tek Oh
Red Cudgel
William Chow
White Paper Fan

King Shih-Chieh
Night Brother

David K.S. Tse
Fok

Jim Carter
Mr. Constantinides

Philip Tan
Jackie Fung

Eddie Yeoh
Iron Plank
Fung Lam
Mrs Law
Chua Kah Joo
Lo
Nigel Fan
Red Cudgel Fighter
Ron Flanagan
Removal Man

Mark Monero
Removal Man

David Forman
14K Member

Tom Wu
14K Member

Lex van Delden
Belgian Lorry Driver
Mary Ten-Pow
Ah Jik
Kim Teoh
Waiter in Restaurant

Robert Burbage
Man in Restaurant
Lucy Hancock
Girl in Restaurant

Ozzie Yue
Businessman

Craig Fairbrass
Lorry Driver
Leesa Williams
12 Year Old Girl
Gary Gordon
West Indian Boy
Sarah James
West Indian Boy's Sister
Ng Man Biu
Tang
Ho Kam
Go Between
May Lan Tan
Bridesmaid
Chindy Lau
Bridesmaid

Bowie Lam
Best Man

Man Sau
Chen's Mother