Song of the Exile

1h 40m
Drama
7.6

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.

Cast

Maggie Cheung
Cheung Hueyin
Lu Hsiao-Fen
Aiko
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Mr. Cheung
Tien Feng
Hueyin's Grandfather
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

Crew

Ann Hui
Director
Wu Nien-jen
Writer
Wong Yee-Shun
Editor
David Chung
Director of Photography
Zhiwen Zhong
Director of Photography
King Hu
Producer
Shirley Chan
Costume Design
Man Yun-Ling
Makeup Artist
Tu Duu-chih
Sound Recordist
Henry Chung Yau-Tim
Sound Recordist
Chen Yang
Original Music Composer
Anita Mui Yim-Fong
Theme Song Performance
Kenneth Yee
Art Direction

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