Summaries

In order to pay for his divorce, a plumber marries a Chinese woman who needs citizenship.

Keld is in a rut. His wife of 25 years has left him. For sustenance, he eats his way through the menu at the local Chinese takeaway. The owner talks him into a marriage of convenience with his sister from China and the unplanned-for happens. A delicate romance blossoms between these two damaged, fragile individuals, but a secret gives their relationship a fateful twist. A subtle and touching story of life's diversity.

Keld, an overweight, uninspired Danish plumber, is alone. When his bored, frustrated wife leaves him, he begins to eat dinner at the family-run Chinese take-out across the street. Working methodically through the numbered menu, he finds an unexpected friend in Feng, a genial man with his own concerns. Keld helps fix the plumbing in the diner, and then Feng asks for assistance with another problem: his Chinese sister requires a marriage of convenience to stay in Denmark. Enter Ling (Vivan Wu), a young woman who is not at all comfortable with this "strictly pro-forma" arrangement. Over time, Ling's gentle influence brings Keld into a world of tradition, full of surprising rewards and life-changing affection. This romantic tale has the fairy tale feel of what just might happen when people fall in love.—lovely_salome

Details

Keywords
  • chinese
  • marriage
  • chinese woman
  • divorce
  • plumber
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Mar 31, 2005
Countries of origin China Denmark
Language Mandarin Danish
Filming locations China
Production companies Svensk Filmindustri (SF) Fine & Mellow Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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