In Please Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
A cultural snapshot of turn-of-the-millennium Toronto with subtle comic energy and a great cast, Sook-Yin Lee’s adaptation of Chester Brown’s autobiographical 2011 graphic novel is a movie only Lee could make… because it’s her story, too.
In Please Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
故事中的女主角温迪(布兰达·宋 Brenda Song 饰)是个受欢迎的华裔高中女生,在学校中,她有两个亲密的姊妹和一个“接近”完美但过于自恋的男友。温迪最大的愿望就是能在舞会上当选皇后,因此她和从小就同校的杰西卡不停想尽各种怪招来拉取选票,努力争取同学们的支持。然而,和许多在美国长大的华裔孩子一样,温迪对中国文化几乎一无所知,直到一个从中国深处而来的奇怪僧侣沈的出现,彻底改变了她的生活。与此同时,一股邪恶的力量正从博物馆的一只中国雕刻箱子中悄然崛起,威胁着校园的安宁。沈的使命是牺牲自己的生命来保护当代的“杨家将”,而温迪正是继承了曾祖母力量的战士。起初,沈的奇异行为让温迪感到惊恐,但随着时间的推移,她逐渐意识到邪恶势力正在侵袭她的校园。
为了抵挡邪恶,并实现当上舞会皇后的梦想,温迪谎称沈是她从中国来的远房表哥,接受了他的多项训练。在与沈的相处中,温...