
Return(2011)
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.


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.

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
Song of the Exile is a drama film released in 1990 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Ann Hui, it stars Maggie Cheung, Lu Hsiao-Fen, Waise Lee Chi-Hung. 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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