Dumplings (2004) on Netflix
Mrs. Li, once a television actress, fears she is losing her looks and her wealthy husband's interest. She turns to Aunt Mei, a chef whose dumplings are said to restore youth.
- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb6.7/1011,332 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
Aunt Mei makes dumplings at home in Hong Kong, and middle-aged women prize them for their age-defying effect. The recipe comes from China and calls for an ingredient Mei keeps to herself. Her newest customer is Mrs. Li, a former television actress whose wealthy husband, Mr. Li, is involved with a masseuse much younger than she is. Mrs. Li wants her youth back and eats Mei's dumplings in the hope that he will find her attractive again. Mei, a gynecologist in China before she left, speaks of the many abortions she performed there. When the results come too slowly, Mrs. Li asks Mei for something more potent.
Cast
- Pauline Lauas Masseuse
- Meme Tian Pu-Junas Connie
- Wong Sum-Yuenas Old Hairdresser
- Wu Wai-Manas Mei's nurse friend
- Chak-Man Hoas Wang Suo-yi
- Ho Fung-chukas High society woman 1
- Chan Wai-Lingas High society woman 2
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dumplings (2004)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- While researching the film at a hospital, director Fruit Chan and Lilian Lee believe they were served fetus soup, and Chan also consumed such soup while recovering from an accident, learning only afterwards that it was made from a miscarried five-month fetus.
