A Simple Life (2012)
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After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
Casting
- Andy Lau — Roger Leung
- Deanie Ip — Ah Tao
- Qin Hailu — Ms. Choi
- Wang Fuli — Roger's Mother
- Paul Chun Pui — Uncle Kin
- Leung Tin — Head Master
- Wendy Yu Man-Si — Sharon
- Eman Lam Yi-man — Carmen
- Elena Kong Mei-yee — Aunt Kam's Daughter
- Jason Chan Chi-San — Jason
- Hui So-ying — Mui Gu
- Anthony Wong Chau-sang — Grasshopper
Interesting facts
- Box office: $6.2M
- Budget: $5.4M
- Earned 1.1× its budget
- Filmed in: Hong Kong
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 3. Including: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
A Simple Life, also known as Sister Peach, is a 2011 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip. Ip, in the lead role of Sister Peach, won the Best Actress Award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Originally, Hui considered retiring after making this film. However, due to the film's success, she changed her mind and went on to work on other projects.
Production
Producer Roger Lee began writing loose fragments together and showed them to director Ann Hui. She persuaded him it was enough for a screenplay and encouraged him through his writing process.
Andy Lau and Deanie Ip were chosen in part because of their close relationship to one another as Ip is Lau's godmother and had already played his mother in several films.
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