Film
Master Cheng (PG)
Dir. Mika Kaurismaki, Finland/UK/China, 2020, 114 mins. Cast. Chu Pak Hong, Anna-Maija Tuokko, Kari Vaananen, Lucas Hsuan.
When Master Cheng arrives in a remote Finnish village with his young son Nunjo, he’s in search of someone he used to know in Shanghai. Unable to help find his friend, café owner Sirkka offers him accommodation instead, and in return Cheng helps her in the kitchen. Delighting her initially sceptical customers with his cooking, he becomes a celebrated part of the community; and when his tourist visa runs out, the villagers seek to make a plan so he can stay. Part drolly humorous comedy, part quietly unassuming romance, Master Cheng is a tribute to the value of opening yourself up to the unfamiliar.
When Master Cheng arrives in a remote Finnish village with his young son Nunjo, he’s in search of someone he used to know in Shanghai. Unable to help find his friend, café owner Sirkka offers him accommodation instead, and in return Cheng helps her in the kitchen. Delighting her initially sceptical customers with his cooking, he becomes a celebrated part of the community; and when his tourist visa runs out, the villagers seek to make a plan so he can stay. Part drolly humorous comedy, part quietly unassuming romance, Master Cheng is a tribute to the value of opening yourself up to the unfamiliar.
