Soursweet
1988 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 101 VOTES · DIR. Mike Newell
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 945 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:01 What do you want?
00:12:13 New Peking Dynasty takeaway.
00:17:37 he smashed open a big wine jar with his head like this.
00:22:48 You should have been braver.
00:26:29 Are you angry with me?
00:30:36 all day in the restaurant.
00:33:24 Little brother.
00:38:46 The English like it.
00:47:53 Nothing personal.
00:52:27 It's true.
00:54:52 You might cut yourself with all that broken glass.
00:59:06 Why did you do it?
01:02:20 Miss Tran.
01:04:20 I won't tell.
01:10:22 that we can't look after ours.
01:17:32 Put your fist under your armpit.
01:19:33 In six months, perhaps as much as 200 grams showed weight.
01:22:40 Unfair.
01:26:29 She's welcome in our house.
01:29:21 We have seen all.
01:33:14 Please.
01:40:51 They knew exactly who they wanted.
01:43:34 Let's all drink to that.
01:47:44 So light.
Cast & Characters
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 Bo-Yee
Best Man
Man Sau
Chen's Mother
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed945
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:03:01
Final line01:47:44
Production Record
DirectorMike Newell
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes101
Factoids
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