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Letters from the Motherland

2017Directed by He Shuming

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Released: May 25, 2017
Runtime: 17m

About Letters from the Motherland

Documentary

Synopsis

Featuring actual correspondence between the filmmaker's father and the caretaker of his ancestral home on Hainan Island over the past 30 years, we take a glimpse into the life of a 65-year-old Hainan-born Singaporean retiree living in the bustling cityscape of Singapore, and the caretaker living in the tropical village of Qionghai, Hainan.

Director: He Shuming
Writer: He Shuming
Original title: 两地书简

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