Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down

This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement,premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. A cross-section of Hong Kong people wrestle with nostalgia when facing an uncertain future. Their stories give way to a documentary featuring a young barista turned political candidate. Two immigrant Hong Kong women – one from mainland China, one from Indonesia – live together in a little village. They battle wits on an epic journey to the big city. Brothers return to their working-class neighborhood for one last hangout in their mother's toy store. With new responsibilities looming, they take refuge in behaving like children. A local economics teacher and a "native English-speaking teacher" from the States spend one school year crisscrossing Hong Kong. As they say goodbye, they recall connecting and disconnecting over after-school snacks. A young barista and music-video star puts aside her many interests to run for political office. She fights both the establishment and her own disdain for human interaction.