Floating Life
6.9
“Moving East to West has turned their lives...upside down”
An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in Germany and their eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film explores the different ways the family members cope with isolation and alienation.
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Cast
44 people
Annette Shun Wah
Yen Chan
Also in
The Home Song Stories
Annie Liu On-Lai
Bing Chan
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The Return of the Condor Heroes
Chor Lau-heung
Eddie Fong Ling-Ching
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When Tat Fu Was Young
Clara Law
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They Say the Moon Is Fuller Here
Eddie LC Fong
Dion Beebe
Anthony Brandon Wong
Gar Ming
Known for
The Invisible Man
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Bridget Ikin
Suresh Ayyar
Edwin Pang
Pa
Helen Lovelock
Davood A. Tabrizi
Clara Law Director · Eddie Fong Ling-Ching Screenplay Davood A. Tabrizi Composer
First release June 7, 1996 · Produced in Australia · Languages Cantonese, English, German
Production
Hibiscus Films
Production · Distribution
Southern Star Entertainment
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
浮生
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · English · German
Release dates
Australia · June 7, 1996
Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Australia · September 19, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 30, 2021 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival (Restored Version)
November 14, 2021 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival (Restored Version)
Canada
September 7, 1996 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
June 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 1, 1997 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 4, 2021 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival (Restored Version)
Netherlands
September 4, 1997
Philippines
September 21, 2003 · Australian Film Festival
Switzerland
August 10, 1996 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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