Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down (2019)
This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement, premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. A variety of Hong Kong people wrestle with nostalgia when facing an uncertain future. Their stories give way to a documentary featuring a young barista turned political candidate.
- Released
- 2019-11-09
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary, Comedy
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Leung Ming-kai, Kate Reilly, Leung Ming-kai, Kate Reilly
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Mia Mungil as Mia (segment "Forbidden City")
- May Leong as Grandmother (segment "Forbidden City")
- Lam Yiu-sing as Older Brother (segment "Toy Stories")
- Zeno Koo as Younger Brother (segment "Toy Stories")
- Kate Reilly as Ruth (segment "Yuen Yueng")
- Gregory Wong Chung-yiu as John (segment "Yuen Yueng")
- Jessica Lam Sin-tung as Self (segment "It's Not Gonna Be Fun")
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