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A Simple Life

2012Movie1 h 58 min

82

GreatGoodWatch score

82

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Summary

After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.

Good for

Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Hits close to home.
Makes you care deeply.
Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.
Pays off your patience.

Not for scares, laughs or adrenaline.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 86Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer94%
Metascore78
Audience score86%
User score7.9
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2012
March 9, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
cn
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseEnglish
Made in
China
Hong Kong SAR China
24 of 73
Directing · 1
Ann Hui Director, Producer
Writing · 2
Susan Chan Suk-Yin Screenplay
Roger Lee Screenplay, Producer
Production · 13
Andy Lau Tak-wah Executive Producer
Yu Dong Executive Producer
Jeffrey Chan Wing-Hung Executive Producer
Ren Yue Executive Producer
Song Dai Executive Producer
Simon Li Executive Producer
Camera · 2
Nelson Yu Lik-wai Director of Photography
Malo Ma Pui-Chuen Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Eric Kwong Chi-Leung Editor
Manda Wai Editor
Sound · 2
Law Wing-Fai Original Music Composer
Tu Duu-chih Sound Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Boey Wong Bo-Yee Costume Design
Lighting · 1
Wong Chi-Ming Gaffer

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