Song of the Exile (1990)

Original title

客途秋恨

Directed by

Ann Hui

Genre

drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to Hong Kong from London and reflects on her strained relationship with her mother. The film traces her mother's past as a Japanese woman who moved to Taiwan after World War Two.

personalmelancholicreflectiveslow-pacedwistfulintimatebittersweetgrounded

What happens

Song of the Exile (客途秋恨, translit. Kè tú qiū hèn) is a 1990 film, a semi-fictionalised autobiography directed by Ann Hui. A Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Taiwan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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