Table for Six
Table for Six (Chinese: 飯戲攻心; lit: Heart Attack) is a 2022 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Sunny Chan. It was written as a sequel to the 2015 short film Table for Three. The film is centered around the classical Chinese motifs of shared meals and dysfunctional family ties. It was initially scheduled to be released on 1 February 2022, the first day of the Lunar New Year, but it was postponed until 8 September 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Traditional Chinese | 飯戲攻心 |
| Simplified Chinese | 饭戏攻心 |
| Literal meaning | The Rice Scene Attacking the Heart |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fàn xì gōngxīn |
| Jyutping | Faan6 hei3 gung1 sam1 |
| Directed by | Sunny Chan |
| Written by | Sunny Chan |
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| Cinematography | Meteory Cheung Yu-Hon |
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| Distributed by | Anle Videos |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | est. HK$74.54 million (US$9.59 million) |
It was selected at the 24th edition of the Far East Film Festival held from 22 April 2022 to 30 April 2022, where it had its world premiere and its nomination for Best Screenplay Award. Later it was also invited to the 21st New York Asian Film Festival in the crowd pleasures section, where it had its North American premiere on 23 July.
A thematic sequel to the film, Table For Six 2, was released on 9 February 2024 during Lunar New Year's Eve.