Dear You
給阿嬤的情書
Every letter leads home.
9.2/10 Great 46 votes
- Released
- 18 Jun 2026
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Certificate
- Category IIA
- Original title
- 给阿嬷的情书
- Language
- zh
The verdict
Audiences rate it 9.2 out of 10 on TMDB across 46 votes — a strong score. It is playing 16 times at 2 cinemas across 2 districts, from HK$90 to HK$110 depending on cinema and time. The cheapest seat is at PREMIERE ELEMENTS in Tsim Sha Tsui, HK$90. Category IIA · 118 minutes.
What it is about
When Xiaowei secretly travels to Thailand to find his supposedly wealthy grandfather, he uncovers a family-shattering secret: his grandfather passed away fifty years ago. For decades, the moving love letters that sustained his grandmother Shurou’s hopes were written by a complete stranger. This unexpected investigation unveils a breathtaking, half-century-old romance that deeply shakes the grandmother's heart.
What to expect
Xiaowei heads to Thailand expecting to find the wealthy grandfather he never knew. Instead he learns the man died fifty years ago, and the stack of love letters that kept his grandmother Shurou going all these decades were written by someone else entirely. The movie spends most of its time with the grandmother as that revelation lands — less a mystery than a portrait of a woman quietly re-measuring her whole life against a fiction someone built out of kindness. The pacing is unhurried, the performances restrained, and the emotional weight comes from what the characters don't say to each other. It will land best with viewers who have patience for a story that sits in one emotional register and trusts the audience to do the work. Rated IIA, 118 minutes. Playing at two cinemas across two districts, with 16 screenings in the coming week. Cheapest ticket HK$90. Chinese-language with English and Chinese subtitles. Audience score currently 9.2 from 46 votes.
Trailer
Cast
- Li Sitong Xie Nanzhi / Zia Lamgi
- Wang Yantong Zheng Musheng / Den Bagsheng
- Wu Shaoqing Old Ye Shurou / Iap Sogriu
- Zheng Runqi Xiaowei / Hiou-ui
- Wang Xiaohui Young Ye Shurou / Young Iap Sogriu
- Zhao Shuguang Xie Zehua
- Li Deru Aunt Ru
- Li Shuhao Chu Yuan's Father
- Usha Seamkhum Old Xie Nanzhi
- Fang Peisong Xie Nanzhi's Father
- Zhong Shaoxian
- Zheng Pengsheng 小叔
- Lese Mai
- Xu Peiyong Thai Police
- Zheng Huisong 十七仔
Crew
- Director Lan Hongchun
- Writer Zheng Xuanxuan
- Writer Yang Leng
- Writer Zhu Liyun
- Writer Lan Hongchun
- Original Music Composer Yang Leng
- Original Music Composer Wu Zehua
- Original Music Composer Li Yihan
- Director of Photography Hai Tao
- Executive Producer Jin Weiqun
- Producer Xie Ying
- Producer Chen Xiaofen
Where to watch it
16 screenings at 2 cinemas over the next week, from HK$90.
| Cinema | District | Formats | Screenings | Next | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREMIERE ELEMENTS | Tsim Sha Tsui | — | 13 | Sat 10:50 | HK$90–110 cheapest |
| MOViE MOViE Cityplaza (Taikoo Shing) | Taikoo Shing | — | 3 | Mon 10:10 | HK$100 |
Prices and times are as published by the cinemas and can change. Cinema names link through to the full timetable and booking.
What viewers said
"Xiaowei" (Runqi Zheng) is convinced that his grandfather was a very wealthy man who made a considerable fortune in Thailand, and so armed with what he hopes is an address he has surreptitiously gleaned from one of grandmother's old letters he sets off to introduce himself - and hopefully get an early inheritance to pay off his not insubstantial debts. What he finds upon arrival, though, isn't quite what he expected. […]
CinemaSerf — 7/10 · read in full
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 118 minutes.
- What is the Hong Kong certificate?
- IIA — not suitable for children under 12.
- What language and subtitles are available?
- Chinese-language with English and Chinese subtitles.
- Where is it playing?
- Two cinemas across two districts, 16 screenings in the next seven days. Cheapest ticket HK$90.
