Network for Tolerance invites to the summer cinema on 30 July

The Waldeck-Frankenberg Network for Tolerance, together with the Rhadern church council and the Lichtenfels sports community, invites you to an entertaining evening at the open-air cinema. On Friday, 30 July 2021, the cinema will start at 8:30 pm on the sports field between Rhadern and Dalwigksthal. The comedy "Master Cheng in Pohjanjoki" from 2020 will be shown in cooperation with Friedrich Bähr and his mobile cinema.

The film is a feel-good movie about a Chinese cook who finds a new home and love in the Finnish province. Coming from Rhadern in the direction of Dalwigksthal, the sports field is on the right after about 500 m, the way is signposted. Admission to the open-air cinema is free. Please bring folding chairs or blankets for seating. Mouth-nose protection must be worn in the entrance, exit and toilet areas. Drinks and snacks can be purchased on site for a donation.

The event is part of the SommerWanderKino programme, which is funded by the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts, Hessen Film- und Medien GmbH and HR1. Another supporter is the Waldeck-Frankenberg Network for Tolerance, which in turn is funded as a Partnership for Democracy within the framework of the "Live Democracy!" programme by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs.

 
Content of the film

Pohjanjoki is a small town in Finnish Lapland. After the death of his wife, the Chinese cook Cheng (Pak Hon Chu) travels to the village with his young son to look for an old Finnish friend named Fongtron. In the remote village, however, he discovers that no one knows his friend. The pretty café owner Sirkka (Anna-Maija Toukko) makes him an offer. She will help him look for his friend if he works as a cook in the locality.

The cook quickly surprises the grumpy locals with Chinese delicacies and puts a smile on the faces of his growing clientele. His recognition in the village grows, the bond between him and Sirkka becomes closer and closer, and he finds a foothold in a place far from his actual home. When his tourist visa expires, the villagers try everything to make it possible for him to stay. Sirkka quickly comes to the realisation that her café would only be half as good without Cheng, not to mention her newfound feelings.