Shen ye shi tang (2019)

Shen ye shi tang: Directed by Tony Ka Fai Leung. With Tony Ka Fai Leung, Tony Yo-ning Yang, Tao Liu, Yibai Zhang. Set in a little restaurant in an inconspicuous lane of Shanghai, which opens at midnight everyday. The owner is a man of about fifty, makes a set of special food for each guest who visits the restaurant, and listens everyone’s story.

“I liked this film, very gentle and somewhat sooting – like a nice hot bowl of noodles, it is one of those eateries that have a clientele that have gotten to know each other through their late night/early morning business and shenanigans and there is u0026#39;chefu0026#39; (Tony Leung) ready to cook them whatever they want – he has to fight his own demons but still tries to act with kindness – he tells the stories of the people who ate at his diner and who made a lasting impression on him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI havenu0026#39;t seen the Japanese versions of this film so I have had no expectations – as a stand alone – I liked it, it was a good, enjoyable film.”