The Food Fascist

Dec 8, 2014

0h 30m

★ 10.0

Overview

Legendary chef Mo Yik-Tin is notorious for turning animals into spectacular dishes – tastes always rule over lives under the butcher's knife. Equally thoughtful and fascist, Mo is a fascinating mentor in the eyes of his apprentice. In subtle tension with the TV programme's host, Mo is poised to present his greatest culinary dishes which set off an intense debate with the programme host. A reflection on the general public's food-obsessed culture and celebrity worship, this feature also highlights human's decadence and corrupt excess through the aesthetics of food.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hong Kong Arts Development Council

Fresh Wave

The Food Fascist Trailers

Cast

Chef Mo Yik Tin

Ko Hon-Man

Fish Chan

Lo Chun-Yip

Shek Hoi Tung

To Kwan Hang

Model Bibiana

Tiffany Lo Sze Mei

Food Connoisseur Wong

Lee Kai-Man

Hotel Mogul Richard San

Tsui Hung-Ming

Billionaire Uncle Four

Yip Hing-Tim

Kitchen Pupil

Cheung Chin Hung

Space Room Resident

Ling Hoi Lam

Space Room Resident

Law Sin-yan

Space Room Resident

Annebell Chan

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