Floating Life (1996): Cast
Floating Life is a 1996 comedy drama directed by Clara Law, starring Anthony Brandon Wong as Gar Ming Chan, Emily Kwan Bo-Wai and David Lee Wai-Sheung. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Clara Law
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Hibiscus Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Floating Life About?
The premise of Floating Life without spoilers.
After a Hong Kong couple moves to Australia with their two younger sons, they live with their daughter, who is thriving in her career. Their eldest daughter resides in Germany and the eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film follows each family member as they confront the isolation and alienation of distance and cultural displacement.
Floating Life Themes & Keywords
· 22 tags- metaphoric title
- husband wife relationship
- father daughter relationship
- father son relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- mother son relationship
- sydney australia
- australian
- culture clash
- speaking cantonese
- hong kong
- multiculturalism
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- loneliness
- isolation
- love
- australia
- f rated
- chinese australian
- two word title
- title directed by female
- family relationships
- independent film
Floating Life Cast & Characters
Anthony Brandon Wong leads the cast as Gar Ming Chan, with Emily Kwan Bo-Wai and David Lee Wai-Sheung. Directed by Clara Law; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Clara Law
- Anthony Brandon Wong as Gar Ming Chan
- Emily Kwan Bo-Wai
- David Lee Wai-Sheung
- Toby Chan as Chau
Also Starring in Floating Life
· 10 more- Annie Liu On-Lai Bing Chan
- Toby Wong Chun-Lam Yue Chan
- Annette Shun Wah Yen Chan
- Heung-Sing Lee Mrs. Chan
- Edwin Pang Mrs. Chan
- Bruce Poon Cheung
- Claudette Chua Mui Mui
- Julian Pulvermacher Michael
- Yiu Nam Chan Mr. Chan's Friend
- Ng Fei-Git
More from Clara Law
More films directed by Clara Law: Drifting Petals, Shanghai Noir, Like a Dream and Red Earth.
Floating Life Also Known As
Also known as “Fu Sheng”.
- Also known as
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- Fu Sheng
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Floating Landscape, Love Is Love and Drifting Petals.
Floating Life FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Floating Life, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Floating Life?
Floating Life runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Floating Life released?
Floating Life was released on September 16, 1996.
Who directed Floating Life?
Floating Life was directed by Clara Law.
More films by Clara Law Who is in the cast of Floating Life?
Floating Life stars Anthony Brandon Wong as Gar Ming Chan, Emily Kwan Bo-Wai and David Lee Wai-Sheung, among 14 credited actors.
Does Floating Life have a post-credit scene?
No. Floating Life has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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