Nu ren si shi (1995)

The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company; her husband, Bing, works as a low-grade civil servant, and Allen, their teenage son, is still at ... See full summary »

Director:

Ann Hui

Writer:

Man Keung Chan

Stars:

Josephine Siao, Roy Chiao, Kar-Ying Law

21 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Josephine Siao	...	May Sun
Roy Chiao	...	Lin Sun
Kar-Ying Law	...	Bing Sun
Allen Ting	...	Allen Sun
Koon-Lan Law	...	Lan Sun
Ping Ha	...	Mrs. Han
Shun Lau	...	Mr. Lo
Ching Yee Chong	...	Carrie Chin (Daughter-In-Law)
Gin Tsang	...	Janice
Sin Hung Tam	...	Ying Sun (Bing's Mother)
Ann Hui	...	Neighbour
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fai Chow	...	Bing's Brother
Stephen Fung	...	Cannon

Storyline

The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company; her husband, Bing, works as a low-grade civil servant, and Allen, their teenage son, is still at school. Trouble strikes one day when Bing's mother dies of a stroke, leaving her husband old Mr. Sun. Alzheimer's Disease is diagnosed. From that day on, the family's daily life is thrown into a poignant. Old Mr. Sun develops a tendency to wander off and get lost, he wakes up yelling in the middle of the night plus he is rude and disobliging ... all this, along with May's already full schedule as wife, mother and employee, drives her close to the edge of her endurance. The very last thing they all wanted has to happen: old Mr. Sun has to go into a Nursing Home. But it does not turn out quite like they expected...

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Plot Keywords:

alzheimer's disease | title directed by female | family relationships | cantonese

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

4 May 1995 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

NuRen si shi

Filming Locations:

Tai Po, Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 14,000,000 (Hong Kong)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Class, Golden Harvest Company, Harvest Crown

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Toast to the heroine!

I was very impressed by a woman who is the heroine in this movie. She is very strong and brave, though she is always put in difficult situations to have to take care her father in law, who seized with Alzheimer's desease. At first she was treated badly by him in everyday life, but finally he seemes to trust deeply her rather than his own relatives. I think, but for her support to the family,there would have only been collapse in the family. Anyway this movie is one of my most favorite ones.