Dumplings
2004 · 91 min · Director: Fruit Chan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Hong Kong, Aunt Mei is a cook famous for her home-made rejuvenation dumplings, based on a millenarian recipe prepared with a mysterious ingredient that she brings directly from China. The former TV star Mrs. Li visits Mei aiming her dumplings to recover her youth and become attractive again to her wolf husband Mr. Li. Along the sessions, Mei tells Mrs. Li that she was a gynecologist in China with more than 30,000 abortions along ten years. When Mrs. Li requests an acceleration of the process, the opportunity comes when a fifteen years old teenager with a five months incestuous pregnancy comes with her mother and asks Mei to make an abortion.
Emotional fingerprint
Dumplings (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disgust 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disgust, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disgust, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Disgust
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Disgust | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 27 % | 15 % | 22 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 44 % | 30 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 59 % | 46 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Disgust | 66 % | 55 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 68 % | 45 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 50 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 65 % | 48 % | 26 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 70 % | 57 % | 34 % | 61 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 88 % | 85 % | 71 % | 70 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disgust | 81 % | 81 % | 74 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 64 % | 41 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 34 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Disgust | 71 % | 68 % | 48 % | 59 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 71 % | 59 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Disgust | 75 % | 75 % | 61 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 65 % | 41 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 74 % | 66 % | 39 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Disgust | 87 % | 82 % | 65 % | 73 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Masseuse
Connie
Kate
Kate's Mother
Old Hairdresser
Mei's nurse friend
Wang Suo-yi
High society woman 1
High society woman 2
High society woman 3
High society woman 4
High society woman 5
High society woman 6
High society woman 7
High society woman 8
High society woman 9
Yau Ko-Yiu
Details
- Directed by
- Fruit Chan
- Written by
- Fruit Chan, Pik-Wah Lee, Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disgust
- Data updated
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