20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

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North American Premiere

Table for Six

飯戲攻心

Leave it to Hong Kong to create a bedroom farce that takes place mostly at the dinner table; in this melodramatic comedy, three brothers reside in a home that they inherited from their late parents. The eldest brother Steve (Dayo Wong of The Grand Grandmaster, NYAFF 2020), theoretically is the man of the house, but he constantly is getting dissed by his two younger brothers Bernard and Lung for the decisions he makes, the inedible meals that he cooks, and his complicated romantic encounters. To prepare for a family reunion dinner, Steve seeks the help of Lung’s girlfriend and foodie Josephine and in doing so, wins back their hearts for a while, until his old flame and Bernard’s new girlfriend Monica (Stephy Tang, NYAFF 2018 Rising Star honoree) shows up. That’s a recipe for a disaster waiting to explode! The unexpected visit of Steve’s part-time girlfriend, sexy web idol 'Meow', not only fails to turn down the heat and cool the awkward situation, but stirs up the sibling conflict even further. Centered around the classically Chinese motifs of shared meals and dysfunctional family ties, this Chinese New Year’s comedy is a deliciously novel and ultimately heartwarming good time.

Director: Sunny Chan
Cast: Dayo Wong, Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Ivana Wong, Chan Charm Man Peter
Languages: Cantonese with English subtitles
2022; 116 min.

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 23, 3:45pm
Asia Society

Director Sunny Chan will attend the screening.

Sunny Chan
陳詠燊

After graduating with a degree in screenwriting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Sunny Chan worked as creative director and coordinator at Brilliant Idea Group and Singing Horse Productions for producer Joe Ma. His screenplay of Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster (2001) helped launch the career of former indie director Soi Cheang. His versatility as a writer was also on display in hit comedies Dummy Mommy, Without a Baby (2001) and Love Undercover (2002), which launched the movie career of singer Miram Yeung (NYAFF Star Asia Awardee, 2016). He made his directorial debut with Men on the Dragon (NYAFF 2018)