The Empty Nest
2020, Chinese. Directed by Zhang Wei & Wei Zhang.
Zhao Yimei was an "Empty Nest" old woman. Her husband betrayed her when she was young, and she drove her husband and son out of the house. Today, she has a poor relationship with her son who lives far away and suffers from urinary incontinence. She lost faith in life and intends to end her life. Lei Xiaoding, a health care product salesman who broke into her life "accidentally". His humorous, diligent, and caring brought long-lost love and warmth to Zhao Yimei. The two became increasingly harmonious and created many warm and happy memories. In return, Zhao Yimei bought many health products from Lei Xiaoding. Lei Xiaoding wanted to achieve something in big cities, but was frustrated everywhere. One day, he defrauded all of Zhao Yimei's savings together with others. Facing such a betrayal, Zhao Yimei fell into despair again.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 10 May 2020
- Original title
- 空·巢
- Country
- China, United Kingdom
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The Empty Nest runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Empty Nest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 May 2020. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Empty Nest?
If you liked The Empty Nest, try Van Gogh: Painted with Words, Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, All That Breathes.
Who directed The Empty Nest?
The Empty Nest (2020) was directed by Zhang Wei and Wei Zhang and stars Zhu Xijuan, Zhang You, Zhang Hongjie.