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Dumplings ()

Gau ji (original title)
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Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer - a fading actress - is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.
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Mei, The Cook
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Mrs. Li
Sum-Yeung Wong ...
Old Hair Dresser
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wai-Ling Chan ...
High Society Woman 2
Ho Fung Chuk ...
High Society Woman 1
Pauline Lau ...
Masseuse
Po-Lin Lau ...
Li's maid (as Pauline Lau Bo-Lin)
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Mr. Li (as Tony Ka-Fai Leung)
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Connie (as Meme)
So-Foon Wong ...
Kato's Mother
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Kate

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Fruit Chan

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Pik-Wah Lee ... () (as Lillian Lee)

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Peter Ho-Sun Chan ... producer (as Peter Chan)
Eric Tsang ... executive producer

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Kwong Wing Chan

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Christopher Doyle

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Fruit Chan ... (as Sam-Fat Tin)
Ki-Hop Chan

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Chung-Man Yee

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Pater Wong

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Dora Ng

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Rachel Kong ... hair stylist
Isao Tsuge ... creative director

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Sammi Chan ... first assistant director
Felicia Tang ... first assistant director

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Kinson Tsang ... sound designer

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Po Wing Ho ... crew: tracking shot / dolly grip

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Kar Yan Yip ... assistant costume designer

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Po-Lin Lau ... craft service

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Plot Summary

Plagued by the thought that her shallow and unfaithful executive husband is leaving her because of her advancing age, former TV star Mrs Li visits Mei, who now makes "miracle" dumplings for women looking to regain their youth. The key ingredient, however, might be more than Mrs Li can handle. Written by lazypixel

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Taglines She wanted to stay young... at any cost. See more »
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Also Known As
  • 餃子：三更2之一 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • 餃子 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • Dumplings (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Three Extremes: Dumplings (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Dumplings (Canada, English title)
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  • 91 min
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Trivia Spawned from the short Dumplings from the Asian cross-cultural trilogy Three... Extremes (2004). Includes the same director and star. See more »
Goofs In the bath scene where Mrs. Li is sobbing whilst watching the drama. The crying doesn't match up with the movements of the body/ head and mouth. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Three... Extremes (2004). See more »
Quotes Mei, the cook: Let me tell you, all expensive cosmetics claim to contain precious stuff like bird's nest, ginseng, pearl powder, pollen, royal jelly, whatever. Who cares? For women to rejuvenate, you must start from inside for the best result. Only my secret formula can do this. Mrs. Li, think of the results, not what it was.
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