Song of the Exile
1990, Cantonese. Directed by Ann Hui.
Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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- Released
- 27 April 1990
- Original title
- 客途秋恨
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Written by
- Wu Nien-jen
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Song of the Exile runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Song of the Exile isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 April 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Song of the Exile?
If you liked Song of the Exile, try A City of Sadness, The Time to Live and the Time to Die, Millennium Mambo.
Who directed Song of the Exile?
Song of the Exile (1990) was directed by Ann Hui and stars Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, Lu Hsiao-Fen, Waise Lee Chi-hung.