In this omnibus film, six directors from the region each reflect on the Chinese diaspora. Thai filmmaker Aditya Assarat describes a meeting in Thailand between Paula and her friends, who have Chinese roots, with her cousin Mumu, who was born in China; Royston Tan from Singapore tells of the special meaning that making the traditional Popiah dish has for a Chinese family; Midi Zhao from Myanmar follows the death of a grandfather surrounded by Chinese customs in a village in Myanmar; Sun Koh from Singapore makes a small-scale comedy about the commercialisation of the local radio station, influenced by mainland China; Tan Chui Mui from Malaysia composes a poetic, visual reflection on being an outsider and wandering; and Tsai Ming-liang, also born in Malaysia, observes the seventh-storey apartment in which he grew up as a child.
Credits
Letters from the South Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Huang Lu
She was 30, now 41 years old
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Lee Kang-sheng
He was 44, now 56 years old
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as segment "Walking on Water" |
Letters from the South Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Royston Tan as Director. He was 37 (now 48) years old
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Directing |
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Tsai Ming-liang as Director. He was 55 (now 67) years old
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Directing |
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Aditya Assarat as Director. He was 41 (now 52) years old
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Directing |
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Midi Z as Director. He was 30 (now 41) years old
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Directing |
