Synopsis
Mrs. Lee (Miriam Yeung) is on a quest for youth and beauty. With a philandering husband (Tony Leung Ka-fai) and a desire for children, she visits enigmatic chef Mei (Bai Ling), known for her rejuvenating dumplings. Soon, she is hooked. But the dumplings hide a terrible secret, and the price to pay may be too high. Fruit Chan’s gourmet horror film is a treat for the senses, unraveling twisted threads with loving culinary deliciousness. A knife slicing through supple meat, the delicious crunch of the dumpling, the ecstasy of the aftertaste - all captured through gorgeously lensed visuals by Christopher Doyle. Dumplings is a film that crawls under your skin, as Chan deftly twists the narrative into an insidious brew of stomach churning moral quandaries, coalescing into a chilling and unforgettable finale.