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Fagara (2019)

Fagara poster
Original title
花椒之味
Directed by
Heiward Mak
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
I
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman travels to Hong Kong after her father's death and meets two half-sisters she never knew she had. The three women navigate their shared grief and discover their family history through the flavors of Sichuan cuisine.

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What happens

Fagara (Chinese: 花椒之味; Jyutping: faa1 ziu1 zi1 mei6) is a 2019 Hong Kong family drama film written and directed by Heiward Mak, adapted from Hong Kong chick lit writer Amy Cheung's novel ngo5 dik1 oi3 jyu4 ci2 maa4 laat6 (我的愛如此麻辣).The film is distributed by Media Asia Film and produced by Ann Hui and Julia Chu, starring Sammi Cheng, Megan Lai and Li Xiaofeng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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