12 Storeys
1997•1h 45m•5.2•Released
ComedyDrama
The film depicts 24 hours in a HDB block of residential flats in Singapore. There are three main storylines. San San, fat, silent, and alone, hears the ghost of her mother constantly upbraid her. Ah Gu, a tofu soup vendor, is at odds with Lily, his materialistic immigrant wife, who longs for something he cannot provide. Meng spouts every moralistic bromide of the striving middle class, but is unhinged by his teenage sister May ("Trixie" to her boyfriend) who won't study, parties all night, and seems doomed by youth culture.
Director
Eric Khoo
Writer
Eric Khoo, James Toh
Languages
Mandarin, English
Cast
Jack Neo
Ah Gu
Boon Pin Koh
Meng
May Yee Lum
Trixie
Lucilla Teoh
San San
Ritz Lim
Tee
Quan Yi Fong
Lily
Production
Producer
Brian Hong
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