Soursweet

{{Infobox film | name = Soursweet | image = Soursweet.jpg | caption = | director = [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]] | screenplay = [[Ian McEwan]] | based_on = {{based on|''[[Sour Sweet]]''|[[Timothy Mo]]}} | starring = [[Sylvia Chang]]<br>[[Danny Dun]] | producer = Roger Randall-Cutler | music = [[Richard Hartley (composer)|Richard Hartley]] | cinematography = Michael Garfath | editing = [[Mick Audsley]] | distributor = Curzon | budget = | gross = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988| | |UK}} | runtime = 110 minutes | language = English }}

'''''Soursweet''''' is a 1988 British film directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]. The screenplay was written by [[Ian McEwan]] from the 1982 novel ''[[Sour Sweet]]'' by [[Timothy Mo]].

==Plot== The story, set in the 1960s, is a comedy drama about a young Hong Kong Chinese couple who emigrate to England and start a family. Initially Chen works long hours in a Chinese restaurant while his wife Lily looks after their baby, dreaming of the day when they can open their own business. When Chen becomes indebted to [[Triad (organized crime)|Triads]] through gambling he decides it is time for his family to go it alone.

== Cast == * [[Sylvia Chang]] as Lily * [[Danny Dun]] as Chen * [[Jodi Long]] as Mui * [[Soon Tek-Oh]] as 'Red' Cudgel * [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]] as Mr. Constantinides * William Chow as White Paper Fan * Shih Chieh King as Night Brother

==Honours== *Golden Hugo (Best Feature Film) - Chicago International Film Festival ('''nominated'''){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0096146|title=Soursweet}}

[[Category:1988 films]] [[Category:1988 comedy-drama films]] [[Category:British comedy-drama films]] [[Category:Films about immigration]] [[Category:Films based on British novels]] [[Category:Films directed by Mike Newell]] [[Category:Films set in London]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Ian McEwan]] [[Category:British Chinese films]] [[Category:1988 English-language films]] [[Category:1988 British films]] [[Category:English-language comedy-drama films]] [[Category:Films scored by Richard Hartley (composer)]]