A Simple Life

Terms of Endearment without tears. A lifelong domestic servant for a Hong Kong film producer decides she no longer wants to be a burden after a health crisis. Deanie Ip's performance is a masterclass in graceful understatement.

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Ann Hui directed A Simple Life in 2012. See Ann Hui's full filmography, where to start with Ann Hui, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ann Hui.

A Simple Life was released in 2012 (CN original-language production), with a runtime of 118 minutes.