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Hi, Mom Review: Rivers of Tears Flow in Appealing Chinese Time-Travel Dramedy Hi, Mom Review: Rivers of Tears Flow in Appealing Chinese Time-Travel Dramedy
The first film by female director Jia Ling is now the second-highest grossing non-English-language feature of all time.
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Director: Jia Ling
With: Jia Ling, Zhang Xiaofei, Shen Teng, Chen He, Liu Jia, Han Yunyun, Du Yuan, Ding Jiali, Wang Lin, He He, Bao Wenjing, Qiao Shan, Jia Wentian (Mandarin dialogue)
Running time: Running time: 128 MIN.
Courtesy Tiger Pictures Int’l
“Hi, Mom” begins as a pleasant enough comic fantasy about a young Chinese woman who time-travels from 2001 to 1981 and becomes friends with her late mother. That’s before it flicks an inspired story-telling switch and turns into a top-notch tearjerker that will have viewers everywhere reaching for the tissues. The deeply personal debut feature by female director, star and co-writer Jia Ling has