Palavra-chave Herbalists

Inspirado na vida de Jan Mikolášek (1889-1973), um curandeiro checo que tratou centenas de pessoas utilizando remédios naturais, o filme tem como pano de fundo as duas Grandes Guerras e as três mudanças de regime que marcaram o contexto sócio-político da Checoslováquia ao longo do século XX. Apesar do seu dom para o diagnóstico e para a cura, os métodos pouco convencionais de Mikolášek nem sempre são bem recebidos pela sociedade e o regime comunista qualifica-o como “charlatão”. A realizadora Agnieszka Holland explora aqui a relação entre o pessoal e o político, entre a passagem do tempo e a imperfeição humana.

In order to rescue her best friend Coco Kam, masseuse Cheng Siu-Yan is embroiled in a triad murder case. Wrongly accused that she has killed someone, Yan hides away from police and gangsters by reluctantly returning to her long-separated father Cheng Tsun-Cheong. Cheong manages a Chinese herbal tea shop but business is failing. Yan drags through the days stressfully until Ng Chung-Ming comes into her life. Chung-Ming claims to have a secret prescription for making Chinese herbal tea but he is actually an undercover police. By investigating Siu-Yan's case, Chung-Ming hopes to get promoted and marry his inspector girlfriend Cheung Sz-Man. But when he meets the cheerful Siu-Yan, he begins to develop his self-esteem and his relationship with Siu-Yan grows.