Summary
An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in Germany and their eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film explores the different ways the family members cope with isolation and alienation.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 71
Audience score78%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10096Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1996
September 19, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermancnMade in
Australia
and 8 more32 people
- Annette Shun WahYen Chan
- Annie Liu On-LaiBing Chan
- Anthony Brandon WongGar Ming
- EPEdwin PangPa
- HLHeung-Sing LeeMum
- TWToby Wong Chun-LamYue
- TCToby ChanChau
- Julian PulvermacherMichael
- BPBruce PoonCheung
- CCClaudette ChuaMui Mui
- JFJian Feng LiNoodle Shop Waiter
- David Lee Wai-SheungNoodle Shop Owner
- RMRobyn MattersKathy
- RPRafi PerlaSchoolboy
- MUMark UreSchoolboy
- Kenneth ChanDoctor
- MAMarilyn AllenMaria
- DHDion HorstmansSkinhead
- Emily Kwan Bo-waiSandy
- Miguel ChoiFriend
- NCNg Chin-YanFriend
Nina LiuApple- JLJimmy LeeReal Estate Agent
- NFNg Fei-GitGravedigger
Directing · 6
- Clara Law Director, Screenplay
- Greg Stitt First Assistant Director
- Queeny Lo Third Assistant Director
- Stefanie Kleinhenz Second Assistant Director
- Heather Oxenham Continuity
- Habib Massad Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Eddie Fong Ling-Ching Screenplay, Line Producer
Production · 11
- Bridget Ikin Producer
- Anousha Zarkesh Casting
- Diana Rowan Casting
- John Maynard Co-Producer
- Patricia Blunt Location Manager
- Mark Olive Production Runner
Camera · 6
- Dion Beebe Director of Photography
- Sion Michel Focus Puller
- Roy Mico Key Grip
- John Balbi Assistant Grip
- Benjamin Jasper Clapper Loader
- Heidrun Löhr Still Photographer
Editing · 6
- Suresh Ayyar Editor
- Gareth Vanderhope Atmos Editor
- Arthur Cambridge Color Grading
- John Lee Assistant Editor
- Adrienne Shaw Assistant Editor
- Bronwen Gower First Assistant Editor
Sound · 12
- Davood A. Tabrizi Original Music Composer
- Steve Burgess Foley Recordist
- Roger Savage Sound Mixer
- Cate Cahill ADR Recordist
- Livia Ruzic Dialogue Editor
- Craig Carter Dialogue Editor
Art · 7
- Kenneth Yee Production Design
- Libby Blainey Title Designer
- Luigi Pittorino Art Direction
- Geoff Howe Construction Coordinator
- Trish Ryan Property Buyer
- Robert Herbert Location Scout
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Wizzy Molineaux Makeup Artist
- Chiara Tripodi Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Nina Parsons Costume Standby
- Cordula Albrecht Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 1
- Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Lighting · 2
- Russell Fewtrell Genetator Operator
- Paul Booth Gaffer
Other crew · 11
- Danny Baldwin Stunt Coordinator
- Robert Connolly Thanks
- Richard Carter Thanks
- Tristram Miall Thanks
- Tiara Lowndes Thanks
- Camilla Ah Kin Thanks
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