Little Red Sweet (2024)

Original title

紅豆

Directed by

Vincent Chow

Genre

family drama

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A daughter returns to Kowloon City to run her family's traditional dessert soup shop after giving up her own dreams. Her father objects to her decision, creating tension between them.

heartfeltwarmbittersweetslow-pacedfamily-centerednostalgicgentlemelancholic

What happens

Little Red Sweet (Chinese: 紅豆) is a 2024 Hong Kong family drama film directed by Vincent Chow in his feature film debut. Produced by Sil-Metropole, it stars Simon Yam, Stephy Tang, Jeffrey Ngai, and Mimi Kung. Set in Kowloon City, the film centers on a traditional Chinese dessert soup shop, where the owner's daughter (Tang) decides to abandon her dreams and return to run the family business, despite her father's (Yam) objection. The film had its world premiere as the closing film at the 9th London East Asian Film Festival on 2 October 2024, followed by a theatrical release in Hong Kong on 27 February 2025. Simon Yam and Stephy Tang received nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively in the 16th Golden Lotus Awards for their performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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