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My mother is a belly dancer

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english title My mother is a belly dancer
original title 師奶唔易做
french titleMa Mère est une danseuse du ventre
year2006
countryHong-Kong


cast & crew

director LEE Kung-Lok
WONG Ching-Po - 黃精甫
actor SUET LeiSidney
Gordon LAM Ka-Tung
Kristal TIN Yui-Lee - 田蕊妮
Monie TUNG Man Lee - 董敏莉
LAM Chi-Chung
Ken TONG Chun Yip
Paul CHEUNG Wing-Hung


additional Info

genrescomedy
social
duration99 min
classificationHong-Kong: Not suitable for children


synopsis

"See Lai"- that's Cantonese slang for the sorts of sloppily-dressed and no longer youthful housewives we see around us everyday. Those newly middle-aged "aunties" whose husbands barely notice them, whose kids treat them merely as nannies and housemaids, and who seem to suffer from a loss of youthfulness, beauty, and passion with every passing day. Exactly when and why do these typical Hong Kong housewives, living in massive and anonymous public housing estates, stop feeling as if they are beautiful? When do they start specializing only in shopping for groceries every afternoon, hustling and bustling at the vegetable market just to get their eggs and apples a few bucks cheaper? Could the ancient and exotic art of belly dancing actually be their savior? Or will it bring about their downfall, as their husbands and their entire communities revolt against a dance that they think of as "decent" and only fit for fallen women? Director Lee Kung Kok's mirthful and sometimes heartbreaking new film, My Mother is a Belly Dancer...

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