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South China Morning Post

‎The Dumpling Queen movie review: Andrew Lau depicts founding of a Hong Kong food brand

2.5/5 stars Advertisement The inspiring true story behind the founding of an iconic Hong Kong food brand receives a largely uninspired retelling in The Dumpling Queen, a glossy if unabashedly melodramatic and run-of-the-mill biopic set primarily in the city in the late 1970s and 80s. The Dumpling Queen tells the rags-to-riches story of Wanchai Ferry founder Zang Jianhe (or Chong Kin-wo ), played by Chinese comic actress Ma Li without even a hint of humour. It begins in 1977 in Qingdao, Shandong province, where the mother of two young daughters bids farewell to her own mother and sister before travelling to Hong Kong to meet her husband (Kenny Wong Tak-bun) after four years apart. Advertisement However, upon arriving at the border railway station, Lo Wu, she learns that, under the influence of his wicked mother (Nina Paw Hee-ching), he has left her and married another woman, who has borne him a son in Thailand. Zang soon decides to leave him for good.