After This Our Exile
Seen it?2006 | 160 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved We Live in Time, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After his mother flees the family home, a son turns to thieving in order to support his father, an abusive sort who is addicted to gambling.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
- Aaron Kwok Fu-shingChow Cheung-sheng
- Charlie Yeung Choi-neiLee Yuk-lin
- Valen HsuAuntie Jennifer
- Ian GouwChow Lok-Yun
- Kelly Lin Hsi-LeiFong
- Allen LinPaul
- Qin HailuHsia
- Chui Tien-youChow Lok-Yun (adult)
- Amber Xu LiwenRich boy's mother
- Wang YixuanSick boy's mother