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Following the death of his wife, professional chef Cheng travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai.Following the death of his wife, professional chef Cheng travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai.Following the death of his wife, professional chef Cheng travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai.
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This is an excellent movie in many ways. The storyline and the way it is filmed is realistic, actors are very talented and the sceneries magnificent. It is a touching film but not in a corny way. The two old men are famous Finnish actors and they play their part so well that it does not even feel like they are acting (more like a documentary). It´s a feel good movie that will make you hungry, especially if you like Chinese cuisine.
I do not often rate movies, and can´t remember ever giving a 9 at Imbd, but this one deserved one.
I do not often rate movies, and can´t remember ever giving a 9 at Imbd, but this one deserved one.
A quiet story about a budding romance between two loners and the power of food. Nothing special, but charming in its simplicity - this movie doesn't WANT to be special, it just presents the characters (and landscape) in a relaxed, unagitated manner. There's exactly one urgent situation in the film (it concerns the boy) and that gets resolved in about one minute.
Not exactly required viewing, but for a nice evening, you can do worse than give this movie a chance.
Not exactly required viewing, but for a nice evening, you can do worse than give this movie a chance.
I stumbled upon this movie by accident and quite early in the movie I was taken by it. Beautiful scenery, good cast and heartwarming story.
It's worth a watch, bit of old Finnish culture with beautiful nature of Lapland, mixed with Chinese culture.
It's worth a watch, bit of old Finnish culture with beautiful nature of Lapland, mixed with Chinese culture.
I had never heard of this movie before I watched it, as I stumbled across it by accident while browsing Netflix. The description didn't reveal much about the plot, but I decided to give it a try - and I'm so glad I did.
This is a delightful movie: funny, moving and heartwarming. "Mestari Cheng" is an entertaining feel-good movie, still it has plenty of depth. It will possibly make you tear up once or twice, while causing you to laugh out loud at other parts. The acting performances are solid and the scenery is stunning.
"Mestari Cheng" provides a completely new way of looking at international (Finnish-Chinese) relations and culture clashes. It is not like anything I have ever watched before, yet it is brilliant. This film definitely deserves more recognition. Do yourself a favour and watch it!
This is a delightful movie: funny, moving and heartwarming. "Mestari Cheng" is an entertaining feel-good movie, still it has plenty of depth. It will possibly make you tear up once or twice, while causing you to laugh out loud at other parts. The acting performances are solid and the scenery is stunning.
"Mestari Cheng" provides a completely new way of looking at international (Finnish-Chinese) relations and culture clashes. It is not like anything I have ever watched before, yet it is brilliant. This film definitely deserves more recognition. Do yourself a favour and watch it!
Warm, slow story, with Finnish humour and beautiful Lapland landscapes. If you know Finnish mentality and you like it, then this movie is for you.
Female actres great role. Film filled my heart with love to Lapland, although I haven't yet been there.
Did you know
- TriviaWas shot mainly in the village of Raattama, Lapland, where the village's entire population of around 100 residents got involved in the making of the film.
- GoofsSirkka and Nunjo are stargazing during twilight, when no stars are visible. There is no darkness beyond the polar circle in several months during the summer. Though it gets a bit darker in some scenes, so the movie might've been shot in the late summer and some of the stars might be somewhat visible.
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- A Spice for Life
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- Raattama, Kittilä, Finland(location)
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- €2,869,000 (estimated)
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- $465,931
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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