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DramaComedy

Master Cheng

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Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai.

Release Date : 2019-09-27

Language :MandarinEnglishFinnish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : QianJi Culture Co. Ltd.By MediaMarianna Films

Production Country : ChinaFinlandUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tommy Chu Pak-Hong

Character Name : Cheng

Original Name : 朱栢康

Gender : Male

Anna-Maija Tuokko

Character Name : Sirkka

Original Name : Anna-Maija Tuokko

Gender : Female

Lucas Hsuan

Character Name : Nunjo

Original Name : Lucas Hsuan

Gender : Male

Kari Väänänen

Character Name : Romppainen

Original Name : Kari Väänänen

Gender : Male

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Character Name : Vilppula

Original Name : Vesa-Matti Loiri

Gender : Male

Paula Miettinen

Character Name : Mervi

Original Name : Paula Miettinen

Gender : Female

Hannu Oravisto

Character Name : Police officer

Original Name : Hannu Oravisto

Gender : Male

Jonne Kaaretkoski

Character Name : Police officer

Original Name : Jonne Kaaretkoski

Gender : Male

Helka Periaho

Character Name : Opettaja

Original Name : Helka Periaho

Gender : Male

Kari Koivukangas

Character Name : Linja-autonkuljettaja

Original Name : Kari Koivukangas

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

Pak Hon Chu ("Cheng") and his young son "Niu Niu" (Lucas Hsuan) get off a bus in a rural Finnish town looking for a fellow called "Fongtron". None of the locals have ever heard of this chap, and they seem to be stranded. Luckily, local diner owner "Sirkka" (Anna-Maija Tuokko) has spare room. Now her diner is not exactly gourmet! Sausages and mash are the staple (only) thing on the menu. When a busload of Chinese tourists are stuck when their bus breaks down, she offers to feed them but they are less than impressed with the fayre. Enter "Cheng" who raids the local supermarket and manages to prepare a noodle dish that goes down a storm. The two start to realise that working together they can make a go of her diner and she can help him find his man. For me, the star is the rather recalcitrant young lad who is glued to his phone and bored witless most of the time. The relationship elements are all a bit predictable, as is the typically sad backstory that led the father and son to seek their erstwhile benefactor, but there are also some entertaining character parts from her local customers "Romppainen" (Kari Väänänen) and his sidekick "Vilppula" (Vesa-Matti Lori) who remind you just how brutal a sauna can be when there are branches involved. It has a warmth to it this, and is good fun.