A Table For Two

A quiet, tender portrait of urban loneliness slowly warmed by shared meals and unspoken connection.

Directed by

Wu Jing

Genres

Drama

Starring

Wang Chuanjun, Maggie Jiang, Li Xueqin

Tagline

The film explores contemporary "food buddy" culture in Shanghai. It follows two lonely urban young people who serendipitously meet at a restaurant and share a table...

Overview

Their separate worlds converge when a restaurant owner suggests they "share a table" during overlapping lunch breaks. What starts as awkward silence evolves into tacit understanding over shared noodles, leading them to explore Shanghai's culinary scene together .

How it feels

Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Loneliness, isolation, friendship, love

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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