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The Dumpling Queen

2025 · 120 min

A warm, earnest and quietly moving story of perseverance, with a measured pace and a strong emotional pull.

Directed by
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ma Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Zhu Yawen
Overview
A biographical drama of Znag Jianhe, a woman who left her home in China for Hong Kong, where she eventually founded the renowned Chinese frozen dumpling company Wanchai Ferry.

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Directed by
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ma Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Zhu Yawen
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Written by
Han Jianü, Theresa Tang Kit-Ming, Mengchu Zhang
Starring
Ma Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Zhu Yawen, Wong Cho-Lam, Fiona Sit Hoi-kei, Michael Tse Tin-wah, Pan Binlong, Ben Yuen Foo-wah
Music
Comfort Chan
Cinematography
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Runtime
120 min
Country
China
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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