Master Cheng

I lived in Finland briefly, and watching this film made me homesick for my time there. It has an excellent sense of place and effectively evokes both Finnish and Chinese cultures. It's a quiet, thoughtful movie that takes its time. Showing an evolving romance between people from two famously reserved cultures takes special skill, but the tender performances really make it land. There were a couple of places where I felt things could have been heightened a bit, but that may also be because of the culture I'm from. I really enjoyed this, and I'd definitely watch it again.

I would recommend it to those who seek to see beautiful Finnish landscapes and a delicate, loving story unravel itself. It's quiet and peaceful, full of beauty and kindness!

A quiet story about a budding romance between two loners and the power of food. Nothing special, but charming in its simplicity - this movie doesn't WANT to be special, it just presents the characters (and landscape) in a relaxed, unagitated manner. There's exactly one urgent situation in the film (it concerns the boy) and that gets resolved in about one minute.

Not exactly required viewing, but for a nice evening, you can do worse than give this movie a chance.

This is an excellent movie in many ways. The storyline and the way it is filmed is realistic, actors are very talented and the sceneries magnificent. It is a touching film but not in a corny way. The two old men are famous Finnish actors and they play their part so well that it does not even feel like they are acting (more like a documentary). It´s a feel good movie that will make you hungry, especially if you like Chinese cuisine.

I do not often rate movies, and can´t remember ever giving a 9 at Imbd, but this one deserved one.

I stumbled upon this movie by accident and quite early in the movie I was taken by it. Beautiful scenery, good cast and heartwarming story.

It's worth a watch, bit of old Finnish culture with beautiful nature of Lapland, mixed with Chinese culture.