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The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World (2008) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 6, 2008

Original Title:
The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World

Alternate Titles:
Chinesische Delikatessen - Kochen für Millionen

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Drive Thru Pictures

Production Countries:
Denmark | Netherlands | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 80

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West Lake Restaurant in South China's Changsha can safely call itself the biggest Chinese restaurant in the world, with its staff of 1,000 working 5,000 tables and serving no fewer than 150 ducks per day and 200 snakes per week. The words of the restaurant's staff and guests are used in the film to paint a picture of modern China: the proprietress, one of the city's 20 self-made millionaires, speaks candidly about her failed marriage; a bridegroom-to-be who is celebrating at the restaurant explains the modern Chinese customs associated with the wedding party; and a waitress visits her poor parents in the countryside. Through these scenes, we gain insight into the unique combination of the ancient religious values and the new capitalist values with which China is stepping into the 21st century.

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Production

Cinematography:
Weijun Chen

Director:
Weijun Chen

Editor:
Gigi Wong
Jean Tsien

Music:
Nick Fyffe

Producer:
Lawrence Elman

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