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Once Upon a Time in Chinatown

2021 · 1 season

A gentle, human-scale documentary series that lingers over food, work and family, offering warmth and quiet insight without demanding much effort.

Created by
Sheila Timothy
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Zack Lee, Tirta Lie, Lukman Sardi
Overview
This is a story about 7 restaurants in the city area. Not only stories about food and cooking but also about the struggles of life, culture, love & family.

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Created by
Sheila Timothy
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Zack Lee, Tirta Lie, Lukman Sardi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • work
    • identity
    • love
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Sheila Timothy
    Written by
    Nara Nugroho, Hariwi
    Starring
    Zack Lee, Tirta Lie, Lukman Sardi, Sheila Timothy, Ade Putri, Gunnar Nimpuno, Robin Moran
    Cinematography
    Gunnar Nimpuno
    Length
    1 seasons, 7 episodes, 22 min each
    Network
    Vision+
    Country
    Indonesia
    Languages
    Indonesian

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