Movie·2023·0h 29m
Ruthful
Directed By
Jocelyn Au-Yeung
Country
Canada
Language
Cantonese
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The Story
When a Chinese-Canadian college student returns home to Toronto, she visits a Hong Kong cafe she frequented during her childhood. Through eating the food, she is suddenly able to relive suppressed memories of her deceased grandmother. Now she must confront their multifaceted relationship and her own identity to find her peace.
Producer
Anna Spencer, Cristela Alvaran
Cinematography
Howard Lui
Editor
Alex Dashwood
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Jennifer Tan
Ruth Lum
Kang Sheung Ho
Poh Poh
Yi-Jin Chun
Ken Lum
Sandra Wong
Mother Lum
Belinda Karman Lam
Auntie May
Amy Lee
Waiter #1
Anna Spencer
Waiter #2
Michelle Cheung
Voice of Waiter #1
Anastacia Chen
Young Ruth
// crew
Crew
Jocelyn Au-Yeung
Director
Ariane Nopra
Director
Anna Spencer
Producer
Howard Lui
Director of Photography
Cristela Alvaran
Executive Producer
@joeybabynyc
Executive Producer
The Lam Macinnes Family
Executive Producer
Desmond Fu
Executive Producer
Alfred Au-Yeung
Executive Producer
Alex Dashwood
Editor
Andrew Quach
Editor
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