Fagara (Chinese: 花椒之味; Jyutping: faa1 ziu1 zi1 mei6) is a 2019 Hong Kong family drama film written and directed by Heiward Mak, adapted from Hong Kong chick lit writer Amy Cheung's novel ngo5 dik1 oi3 jyu4 ci2 maa4 laat6 (我的愛如此麻辣).The film is distributed by Media Asia Film and produced by Ann Hui and Julia Chu, starring Sammi Cheng, Megan Lai and Li Xiaofeng.
After her father died, a Hong Kong girl discovers she has two hitherto unknown sisters, one in Taiwan and one in China.
"[3] Commenting on the performances of cast, Scott Marks of the San Diego Reader writes that Fagara "is a film told from a feminist point-of-view by three smart, strong, and self-reliant actresses who bring plausibility to their characters."
Richard Yu of The Cinema Escapist calls it a "touching family drama", but suggests that "the story and characters would have received a more in-depth treatment in the form of a multi-part television series instead of a two hour movie".
[4] Similarly, Richard Gray writing for The Reel Bits awards the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it an "excellent character-based drama that never falls into the trap of sentimentality.