Director : Samantha Lang Actors : Leelee Sobieski, James Hong, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Jalil Lespert, Jany Gastaldi, Liliane Montevecchi, Liliane Rovère, Marie Loboda, Rémy Roubakha, Esse Lawson, Fred Cacheux, Olivier AugrondFeature film, Fiction , Psychological dramaProduction language : French Nationality : 100% French (France) French release : 1/29/03 Runtime : 1h 50mn Current status : Released Associate production company : Fidélité Films (ex Fidélité Productions)Co-production : Roissy Films, Mars Distribution, Prima, Arte France Cinéma, GimagesFrench distribution : Mars DistributionFilm export/Foreign Sales : TF1 International Synopsis In a crumbling Parisian apartment building, Zao, an elderly Chinese man, crosses paths with Sarah, a young Australian actress, when she moves in across the hall.
Her mind is clearly elsewhere, and when Zao discovers Sarah is bent on suicide, he suggests a pact: he’ll cook refined Chinese dishes for her up until the fatal day.
An intense, ambiguous and subtly erotic relationship forms between them under the watchful gaze of their inquisitive and jealous neighbors. Festival selections | 
