Hi, Mom

2021 2h 8m ZH

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7.0

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6.9

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★7.0TMDB · 178★6.9IMDB · 3,655

DramaComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Devastated after her mom's serious accident and grief-stricken because she hasn't become the daughter she wanted to be for her mother, a Chinese woman finds herself transported back in time to the year 1981, where she meets her younger mother before she was her mom.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jia Ling
Jia Xiaoling
Zhang Xiaofei
Li Huanying
Shen Teng
Shen Guanglin
Chen He
Leng Te
He Huan
Zhang Jiang
Liu Jia
Li Huan Ying
Ding Jiali
Bao Yumei
Qiao Shan
Jia Wentian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jia Ling
Writers: Wang Yu, Sun Jibin, Bu Yu
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $59M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Grossed $822M — a 13.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jia Ling, shot by Liu Yin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Lai Siu-Tin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ye Xiang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jia Ling and Zhang Xiaofei and Shen Teng carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13364790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jia Ling directs. Liu Yin behind the camera. Michael Lai Siu-Tin scores. Ye Xiang cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $59M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Grossed $822M — a 13.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 5 years ago.
4Directed by Jia Ling, shot by Liu Yin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Lai Siu-Tin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ye Xiang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jia Ling and Zhang Xiaofei and Shen Teng carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt13364790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Liu Yin
Original score: Michael Lai Siu-Tin
Editing: Ye Xiang
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Status: Released
Budget: $59,000,000
Box office: $822,049,668
Return: 1393% of budget
Original language: ZH
IMDB: Hi, Mom (2021)
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 3,655 votes

Awards

33 wins & 37 nominations total

Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film

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What people are saying

r96sk2024-01-12
★ 7/10
Too long, but very sweet. <em>'Hi, Mom'</em> is a film that holds a lot of heart thanks to how serious it can get plot-wise, though as well manages to blend in a fair amount of comedy too - the language barrier on my part does probably hamper it slightly as you'd expect, but even I got some chuckles out of it. Jia Ling (also writer, director) is front and centre throughout and puts in a good performance, the latter also goes for Zhang Xiaofei, Shen Teng and, in a smaller display, Liu Jia. As noted at the top, I did find the run time to be overcooked; not convinced this needed to be 2 hours in length, personally. That's my only real criticism though. The score is well done, some bits kept reminding me of the music from <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/toy-story-2/" rel="nofollow">Toy Story 2</a>'</em> for some odd reason. Not that that's a bad thing, nor is the film itself. I had a positive time watching it and that's all you can ask, really.

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