DUMPLINGS (Jiao Zi)

Director(s): Fruit Chan
Country: Hong Kong
Year: 2004
Language: Cantonese / Mandarin with English subtitles
Length: 91 minutes
Website: www.dumplings.de

OPENING FILM!

Program:
30 March - 20.00 hours - Cinerama Amsterdam*
02 April - 19.30 hours - Filmhuis Den Haag
05 April - 22.00 hours - Filmmuseum Vondelpark Amsterdam
08 April - 2nd evening screening - Filmhuis Arnhem
13 April - 21.45 hours - Lantaren-Venster Rotterdam
15 April - 21.15 hours - Filmhuis ’t Hoogt Utrecht
16 April - 21.00 hours - Vera Groningen
18 April - 21.30 hours - Plaza Futura Eindhoven

* leading actress Bai Ling will attend the festival opening

No woman can resist the temptation of potential rejuvenation, for some a dreamy blissful chase, for others a never-ending nightmare of endless pursuit. Qing (Miriam Yeung), ex-starlet turned wife of a prominent rich man, is determined to have this dream come true. She uses a lot of connections to get to the mysterious chef Mei (Bai Ling) to obtain her famous specialty dumplings. Qing is no gourmet, but simply dying to maintain her youth and beauty. At stake is her new “career” as a housewife of the rich. Mei’s dumplings claim to deliver the goods. Mei, a former gynecologist, developed a secret recipe for rejuvenation which has allowed her to bid farewell to her career as an abortionist. Mei understands a woman’s need and she can fulfill her desire -- all you need is a leap of faith to take a bite into her special dumplings.