Drama about a young Chinese girl who arrives in London to pursue her dreams, and the three men who fall for her. In order to study music, Lan Lan must marry her sponsor's son, for whom she has no affection. She eventually takes flight and befriends a Chinese engineer and his flatmate. Together they set up an illegal Chinese food takeaway, but as the business flourishes, the tensions in their relationship surface.
Acting
Chen Hsiao-Hsuan's stillness speaks volumes.
Production
Gritty London kitchens feel dangerously real.
Direction
Zhang's restraint lets tension simmer, not boil.
Director
Zhang Zeming
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 1990s wave of Chinese-British co-productions examining Thatcher-era immigrant economies rarely depicted on screen.
Director Zhang Zeming never made another feature; this remains his sole cinematic statement.
GB
HK
