Soursweet

Year: 1988

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: English

Director: Mike Newell

Drama

Newlyweds Chen and Lily, a Hong‑Kong couple, move to England and await the birth of their son while coping with low‑pay jobs—Chen works long hours in a restaurant, Lily cleans and dreams of opening a shop. Chen’s friend Fok draws him into gambling, then into a Chinese triad’s drug‑courier scheme. Burdened by debt, Chen realizes that launching their own business may be their only chance to escape.

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