Soursweet (1988)
1h 50m
Running Time
May 15, 1988Release Date
Soursweet (1988)
1h 50m
Running Time
May 15, 1988Release Date
![Watch Soursweet Trailer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/87302-soursweet.webp)
Plot.
Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, daydreaming of setting up their own business, much to Chen's chagrin. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realizes that getting their own enterprise could be their only means of escape.
Where to Watch.
![BFI Player](https://images.moviefit.me/sp/224.webp)
Currently Soursweet is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BFI Player
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
![Sylvia Chang](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19501-sylvia-chang.webp)
Sylvia Chang
Lily
![Danny Dun](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Danny Dun
Chen
![Jodi Long](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4197-jodi-long.webp)
Jodi Long
Mui
![Speedy Choo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Speedy Choo
Man Kee
![Han Tan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Han Tan
Grandpa
![Soon-Tek Oh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6547-soon-tek-oh.webp)
Soon-Tek Oh
Red Cudgel
![William Chow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Chow
White Paper Fan
![King Shih-Chieh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23737-chin-shih-chieh.webp)
King Shih-Chieh
Night Brother
![David K.S. Tse](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36743-david-tse.webp)
David K.S. Tse
Fok
![Philip Tan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2185-philip-tan.webp)
Philip Tan
Jackie Fung
![Jim Carter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12875-jim-carter.webp)
Jim Carter
Mr. Constantinides
![Eddie Yeoh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/85769-eddie-yeoh.webp)
Eddie Yeoh
Iron Plank
![Mike Newell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1543-mike-newell.webp)
Mike Newell
Director
![Fung Lam](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fung Lam
Mrs Law
![Timothy Mo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Timothy Mo
Writer
![Ian McEwan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/333392-ian-mcewan.webp)
Ian McEwan
Writer
![Chua Kah Joo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chua Kah Joo
Lo
![Roger Randall-Cutler](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roger Randall-Cutler
Producer
![Nigel Fan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nigel Fan
Red Cudgel Fighter
![Ron Flanagan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ron Flanagan
Removal Man
![Richard Hartley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard Hartley
Composer
![Michael Garfath](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Garfath
Cinematographer
![Mark Monero](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/34016-mark-monero.webp)
Mark Monero
Removal Man
![David Forman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/177799-david-forman.webp)
David Forman
14K Member
![Mick Audsley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mick Audsley
Editor
![Tom Wu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/211-tom-wu.webp)
Tom Wu
14K Member
![John Hubbard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1105230-john-hubbard.webp)
John Hubbard
CastingDirector
![Lex van Delden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33454-lex-van-delden.webp)
Lex van Delden
Belgian Lorry Driver
![Adrian Smith](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Adrian Smith
ProductionDesigner
![Mary Ten-Pow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mary Ten-Pow
Ah Jik
![Kim Teoh](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kim Teoh
Waiter in Restaurant
![Robert Burbage](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/514464-robert-burbage.webp)
Robert Burbage
Man in Restaurant
![Lucy Hancock](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lucy Hancock
Girl in Restaurant
![Ozzie Yue](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36744-ozzie-yue.webp)
Ozzie Yue
Businessman
![Craig Fairbrass](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20066-craig-fairbrass.webp)
Craig Fairbrass
Lorry Driver
![Leesa Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leesa Williams
12 Year Old Girl
![Gary Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gary Gordon
West Indian Boy
![Sarah James](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sarah James
West Indian Boy's Sister
![Ng Man Biu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ng Man Biu
Tang
![Ho Kam](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ho Kam
Go Between
![May Lan Tan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
May Lan Tan
Bridesmaid
![Chindy Lau](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chindy Lau
Bridesmaid
![Bowie Lam](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7207-bowie-lam.webp)
Bowie Lam
Best Man
![Man Sau](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/77740-man-sau.webp)
Man Sau
Chen's Mother
![Pip Newbery](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Pip Newbery
Costume Design
Media.
![Soursweet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/87302-soursweet.webp)
Details.
Wiki.
Soursweet is a 1988 British film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan from the 1982 novel Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo.