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2004 Certificate 18
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No woman can resist the temptation of potential rejuvenation - for some it's a dreamy blissful chase; for others a never-ending nightmare of endless pursuit. But Qing can afford it all. An ex-starlet turned wife of a prominent rich man, Qing is destined to have this dream come true. Qing uses a lot of connections to get to the .. Read more

Starring Ling Bai, Pauline Lau, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Director Fruit Chan
Genres Horror, World Cinema

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No woman can resist the temptation of potential rejuvenation - for some it's a dreamy blissful chase; for others a never-ending nightmare of endless pursuit. But Qing can afford it all. An ex-starlet turned wife of a prominent rich man, Qing is destined to have this dream come true. Qing uses a lot of connections to get to the mysterious chef, Mei to obtain her famous specialty dumplings. Qing is no gourmet but simply dying to recover her youth and beauty...

Starring Ling Bai, Pauline Lau, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Director Fruit Chan
Studio PALISADES TARTAN
Run time DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror, World Cinema
Language DVD: Cantonese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Jul 2006
Production year: 2004
Format DVD

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  • After moving to Hong Kong from mainland China, former abortion doctor Mei (Bai Ling) has established a highly... read more on Time Out

    • Ben Walters, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Fruit Chan's gut-crawling sick-flick stylishly outgrosses Asian bad-boys Takashi Miike and Park Chan-wook.

    • Total Film
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 26 out of 36 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Vera Drake, this ain't

    If Oil of Olay and vitamins aren't keeping the aging process at bay, Aunt Mei has a culinary answer to those crows feet, one that is not for those of a sensitve disposition. The secret ingrediant is revealed very early, but the horror of what 60 something Auntie (played by a 33 year old Ling Bai) is doing builds throughout the film, and client Mrs Li goes even further to regain her youth. Not one for those who have weak stomach; I agree with other reiewers that this is more of a drama than a horror film and I have to correct the reviewer who said there was no sexual content, in the version I saw Mr Li was getting plenty of action. Worth a watch for Christopher Doyles cinematography and strong performances from the two lead actresses.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Strange but very watchable

    I knew nothing about this film & so was rather shocked but had to say I rather enjoyed it. Not the Hong Kong we usually see so it was really interesting to see its seedier side and the actors were excellent.

      • A customer from Essex
      • Posted 10 Nov 2006 18:22

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