31 Days of 31 Horror Movies for Halloween: Day 14 - Dumplings

Day 14: Dumplings
Via: Amazon Prime
Release Date - 2004

Synopsis: The infamous Aunt Mei (Bai Ling), a former gynecologist who performed abortions, makes dumplings with miraculous youth-restoring abilities. Mrs. Li (Miriam Yeung), a former actress desperate to make her womanizing husband (Tony Leung Ka Fai) pay attention to her again, initially refuses to eat them. However, after discovering their potency, she offers to pay Mei any price for more. Things are complicated when Mei is forced to flee the country and the dumplings' power begins to fade.

SPOILER ALERT - If you have not seen the movie do not read.

OK! WTF did I just watch? I am not giving anything away when I immediately tell you the two things this film is about. Abortion and cannibalism. Yeah. 

*Drops mic and walks away*

There is no way to explain the whole narrative of this film. It is deeply psychological and graphic. There is way too much to discuss. The gist of it is this...Aunt Mei is the best dumplings cook known in town. Her dumplings have very special attributes that keep the consumer young. The ultimate fountain of youth. Also, Aunt Mei is 64yrs old but looks to be in her twenties thanks to her special diet. Oh and she was a doctor who used to give abortions. That part isn't really told until halfway through the film. The story focuses on a couple, a wealthy business man and his former-actress wife, Mrs. Li. She is worried he won't want her anymore because she is getting older. His attention is on younger women. Mrs. Li hears about Aunt Mei's special dumplings and decides to go to her for help.

That's basically it. The film is about the journey of Mrs. Li, her relationship, the dumplings and their source, and the psychotic behavior of Aunt Mei. This is a film you just have to watch to have the full experience. Everything is great. Except maybe the sound. The sound effects are great and most of the music is great. There are times where the music is so poor that I thought it was an amateur film. That was my only issue. Other than that, this film was amazingly disturbing and entertaining. This is more of a drama/thriller than a horror film. Still, watch this.