IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6.4K
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After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
- Awards
- 38 wins & 27 nominations
Deannie Ip
- Ah Tao
- (as Deanie Ip)
Man-sze Yu
- Sharon
- (as Wendy Yu)
Elena Mei-Ye Kong
- Aunt Kam's daughter
- (as Elena Kong)
Chi-san Chan
- Jason
- (as Jason Chan)
Siu Ying Hui
- Mui
- (as Ho So-Ying)
Raymond Man-Wai Chow
- Self (Guest appearance)
- (as Raymond Chow)
Felicia Chow
- Self (Guest appearance)
- (as Mrs. Raymond Chow)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAndy Lau and Deannie Ip were chosen in part because of their close relationship to one another as YIp is Lau's godmother and had already played his mother in several films.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
Featured review
I saw this film during the film festival in Norway; it's been a long, long time since I watched a movie which captivated me even after the credit started to roll.
It's a movie which primarily focus on every little moment of an elderly woman, but it is never a dull moment as the first impression might seem. It's a movie which really drives you to care for the characters in a natural way as opposed to many films where they "force" you with "natural" gimmicks. No, this movie broke most typical western styles, but at the same time made it entertaining and thrilling.
It's a movie where there're no explosions, no foresight drama or no extreme twists... it's truly, a simple life, which showed me how simple it can be to be humble, and care for those we love.
It's a movie which primarily focus on every little moment of an elderly woman, but it is never a dull moment as the first impression might seem. It's a movie which really drives you to care for the characters in a natural way as opposed to many films where they "force" you with "natural" gimmicks. No, this movie broke most typical western styles, but at the same time made it entertaining and thrilling.
It's a movie where there're no explosions, no foresight drama or no extreme twists... it's truly, a simple life, which showed me how simple it can be to be humble, and care for those we love.
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Box office
- Budget
- CN¥30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $191,826
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $43,372
- Apr 15, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $4,776,272
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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