Hong Kong Synopsis
餃子
“You eat… that you are…”
A rich woman is losing her attractiveness and longs for passion with her husband, who is having an affair with his younger and more attractive masseuse. In order to boost her image, she seeks out the help of a local chef, who cooks some special dumplings which she are claimed to be effective for rejuvenation, but these dumplings hide a terrible secret.
The 2003–2005 Hong Kong Window
50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dumplings sits at position #13.
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The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dumplings premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #231 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #9 of 81 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Applause Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | August 19, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0472458 |