Fresh
[T]he sort of film in which every detail feels unforced but essential.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Overview
After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Here is a film with the clarity of fresh stream water, flowing without turmoil to shared destiny. No plot gimmicks. No twists and turns. Just a simple life.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
An exquisite and wise moment of celluloid portraiture.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
Often poignant but leavened with humor.
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post
Fresh
Though overlong, Hui's valentine never milks the drama for tears, maintaining an unsentimental focus on the central duo's playful chemistry and the loving way Ah Tao's attention to detail is repaid.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
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