Letters from the Motherland
2017, Chinese. Directed by He Shuming.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 25 May 2017
- Original title
- 两地书简
- Country
- China, Singapore
- Written by
- He Shuming
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Letters from the Motherland runs 17 minutes (0h 17m).
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Letters from the Motherland isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 May 2017. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Letters from the Motherland?
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Who directed Letters from the Motherland?
Letters from the Motherland (2017) was directed by He Shuming and stars He Yuting, Ho Soo Hoon.