Song of the Exile poster

Song of the Exile poster

Song of the Exile

1990 1h 40m 7.6Movie

Drama

Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.

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Ann Hui

Director

Wu Nien-jen

Writer

Top Cast

Maggie Cheung Man-yuk

Maggie Cheung Man-yuk

Cheung Hueyin

Lu Hsiao-Fen

Lu Hsiao-Fen

Aiko

Waise Lee Chi-hung

Waise Lee Chi-hung

Mr. Cheung

Tien Feng

Tien Feng

Hueyin's Grandfather

Hsiao Hsiang

Hsiao Hsiang

Hueyin's Grandmother

Chung Siu-Kwong

Xiao Hui

Tan Lang Jachi Tian

Aiko's Brother

Tinlan Yang

Little Hueyin

Quinzi Yinjian

Aiko's Brother's Wife