A Simple Life

Original title: Tou ze

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

6.4K

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

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 38 wins & 27 nominations total

Ah Tao
(as Deanie Ip)

Hailu Qin

Ms. Choi

Fuli Wang

Roger's mother

Paul Chun

Uncle Kin
(as Paul Chiang)

Tin Leung

Headmaster - Resident at Elderly Home

Man-sze Yu

Sharon
(as Wendy Yu)

Eman Lam

Carmen - Roger's assistant

Elena Mei-Ye Kong

Aunt Kam's daughter
(as Elena Kong)

Chi-san Chan

Jason
(as Jason Chan)

Siu Ying Hui

Mui
(as Ho So-Ying)

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Grasshopper - Elderly home's owner (Special appearance)

Chapman To

Dentist (Special appearance)

Raymond Man-Wai Chow

Self (Guest appearance)
(as Raymond Chow)

Felicia Chow

Self (Guest appearance)
(as Mrs. Raymond Chow)

Dong Yu

Filmmaker (Guest appearance)

Tsui Hark

Director Tsui (Guest appearance)
(as Hark Tsui)

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Director Hung (Guest appearance)

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Trivia
Andy Lau and Deannie Ip were chosen in part because of their close relationship to one another as YIp is Lau's godmother and had already played his mother in several films.

Connections
Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

A Simple Hidden Gem

I saw this film during the film festival in Norway; it's been a long, long time since I watched a movie which captivated me even after the credit started to roll.

It's a movie which primarily focus on every little moment of an elderly woman, but it is never a dull moment as the first impression might seem. It's a movie which really drives you to care for the characters in a natural way as opposed to many films where they "force" you with "natural" gimmicks. No, this movie broke most typical western styles, but at the same time made it entertaining and thrilling.

It's a movie where there're no explosions, no foresight drama or no extreme twists... it's truly, a simple life, which showed me how simple it can be to be humble, and care for those we love.