Our central character has been moved to a nursing home by her son. The "best friend" of her now deceased son hires an interpreter to help her communicate, both with him and with a gentleman who also lives in that retirement home and wants to court her.
Director Hong Khaou brings us:
- Pei-pei Cheng ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") is Junn, unable to bridge the language barrier without the assistance of an excellent interpreter. She wants her son's ashes!
- Andrew Leung (some TV) is Kai, the deceased son, whom we meet in numerous flashbacks.
- Ben Whitshaw ("Cloud Atlas") as Richard, who wants to fulfill the wishes of his dead lover, come out of the closet and make peace with Richard's mother about it.
- Peter Bowles ("The Bank Job") his Alan needs just a teeny smile and he comes a'courting.
- Morven Christie (Lots of TV - BBC) is Margaret, the woman who serves as a most welcome interpreter for Junn, Richard and Alan.
Although personally I didn't appreciate her style of mothering, I was happy for Junn with that pleasant ending.
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