Chris Hormann’s review published on Letterboxd:
The gentlest of stories which manages still to make a plea for acceptance and understanding. It features a remarkable central performance by Kirin Kiki as a senior citizen, looking for a place in the world, and she comes armed with a recipe for red bean paste. Yet despite this gift, she finds herself a victim of prejudice as long-kept secrets are revealed.
There is so much to like in his film and it unravels at a leisurely pace - like the making of the red bean paste, patience will be rewarded and not everything ends as expected. A wonderful little film, poised and in its own way, quietly powerful.
