Letters from the South (南方来信) 11 years old

Letters from the South

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
Huang Lu She was 30, now 41 years old
Lee Kang-sheng He was 44, now 56 years old as segment "Walking on Water"

Letters from the South Crew

Name Department
Royston Tan as Director. He was 37 (now 48) years old Directing
Tsai Ming-liang as Director. He was 55 (now 67) years old Directing
Aditya Assarat as Director. He was 41 (now 52) years old Directing
Midi Z as Director. He was 30 (now 42) years old Directing
Letters from the South poster
Letters from the South (11 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 06, 2013
  • Runtime: 105 minutes