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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

The film is set and was filmed in Shanghai and in Anshan, Liaoning, Northeast China (note: Anshan is the birthplace of director Ann Hui).

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She decides to leave Shanghai to live with her working-class husband and cook daughter (Zhao Wei) in Anshan.

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The film was based on a novel of the same title written by Yan Yan (燕燕), while the film's screenplay was by Li Qiang, a Chinese scriptwriter, who had written the script of the 2005 film Peacock, directed by Gu Changwei.

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Filming locations in Shanghai include the overpass at Shaanxi and Yan'an roads, and the old houses on Julu Road.

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