Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down

Nov 9, 2019

1h 17m

★ 7.7

Overview

This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement, premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. A variety of Hong Kong people wrestle with nostalgia when facing an uncertain future. Their stories give way to a documentary featuring a young barista turned political candidate.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Gold Stone Workshop Limited

Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down Trailers

Cast

Mia (segment "Forbidden City")

Mia Mungil

Grandmother (segment "Forbidden City")

May Leong

Older Brother (segment "Toy Stories")

Lam Yiu-Sing

Younger Brother (segment "Toy Stories")

Zeno Koo

Ruth (segment "Yuen Yueng")

Kate Reilly

John (segment "Yuen Yueng")

Gregory Wong Chung-Yiu

Self (segment "It's Not Gonna Be Fun")

Jessica Lam Sin-tung

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