Directed by:
Gina KimCinematography:
Yeong-ho KimCast:
Michelle Yeoh, Bobby Lee, Chin Han, Tseng Chang, Sahajak Boonthanakit, George Young, Lori Tan Chinn, Henry LauPlots(1)
Hao was once a famous chef but now diners don't want to eat in his Chinese restaurant any more. Hao despises the fact that people nowadays do not respect traditional dishes and he has become a bitter old man. His only hope is that his grandson Mark (Henry Lau) will get into a prestigious university. But Mark's dream is to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and become a chef. Hao's restaurant is on the verge of bankruptcy. In order to save it, Mark enters a TV cooking contest in Shanghai called 'Final Recipe'. He competes against talented young chefs from around the region and has the chance to show off the ravishing cooking skills he has learnt from his grandfather over the years. Meanwhile, contest producer Julia (Michelle Yeoh) hopes her husband and world-renowned chef David (Chin Han) will enter the contest and rediscover his love for cooking. As Mark wins round after round and gains increasing attention, Julia slowly realises that Mark and her husband share a secret neither of them yet knows about. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysia
Best movies:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Supercop (1992)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Bobby Lee
USA
Best movies:
Wish Dragon (2021)
The Dictator (2012)
Final Recipe (2013)
Chin Han
Singapore
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Final Recipe (2013)
Restless (2011)
Tseng Chang
China
Best movies:
Bullet in the Head (1990)
The Murdoch Mysteries (2004) (series)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Sahajak Boonthanakit
USA
Best movies:
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Bad Genius (2017)
Final Recipe (2013)
George Young
UK
Best movies:
Final Recipe (2013)
Malignant (2021)
Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010)
Lori Tan Chinn
USA
Best movies:
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Ransom (1996)
Final Recipe (2013)
Henry Lau
Best movies:
A Dog's Journey (2019)
Final Recipe (2013)
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (2007)