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Letters from the Motherland

201717mHe Shuming

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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.

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What is Letters from the Motherland (2017) about?

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.

Who stars in Letters from the Motherland?

Letters from the Motherland stars He Yuting (Self), Ho Soo Hoon (Self). The film was directed by He Shuming.

How long is Letters from the Motherland?

Letters from the Motherland has a runtime of 17 min and premiered in 2017.

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