Ruthful

Jun 24, 2023

0h 29m

★ 0.0

Overview

When a Chinese-Canadian college student returns home to Toronto, she visits a Hong Kong cafe she frequented during her childhood. Through eating the food, she is suddenly able to relive suppressed memories of her deceased grandmother. Now she must confront their multifaceted relationship and her own identity to find her peace.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Chrysanthemum Productions

Ruthful Trailers

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Cast

Ruth Lum

Jennifer Tan

Poh Poh

Kang Sheung Ho

Ken Lum

Yi-Jin Chun

Mother Lum

Sandra Wong

Auntie May

Belinda Karman Lam

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Anna Spencer

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