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Films from the country "singapore", sorted by name
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My Mother-in-Law (1962)
, 2hDirected by P. Ramlee
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors P. Ramlee, Sarimah
Set in 1960s Singapore, Sabariah Mansoor is a young woman who is fascinated with the music of Kassim Selamat, a small-time musician with great talent playing the saxophone. After one of his radio performances, Sabariah calls in to the studio to talk to him personally and express her admiration. They arrange to meet and it is love at first sight.
Ilo Ilo (2013)
, 1h39Directed by Anthony Chen
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Chen Tian Wen, Yeo Yann Yann, Angeli Bayani
Set in Singapore during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Ilo Ilo chronicles the Lim family as they adjust to their newly arrived Filipina domestic helper, Teresa, (Angeli Bayani) who has come, like many other Filipinas, in search of a better life. The film’s Chinese title translates as "Mom and Dad Are Not Home". The father, Teck, (Chen Tian Wen) works in sales for a glass company; the pregnant mother, Hwee Leng, (Yeo Yann Yann) works as a secretary for a shipping company that is down sizing; and the ten-year-old son, Jiale, (Koh Jia Ler) is a troubled delinquent.
Imperfect (2012)
, 1h36Origin Singapore
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Ian Fang, Liu Kai-chi
After getting into a teen brawl to protect his friend, Zach (Ian Fang), one night while watching a Getai performance, Jianhao (Edwin Goh) gets sent to a Boys' Home for six months. He decides to start afresh, working hard to retake his O-levels with the help of his girlfriend Shan Shan (Kimberly Chia). His mother, Huifang (Chiang Tsu-ping), arranges for him to help out in her stall at Bugis Street. However, due to his loyalty to his "brother" Zach, he follows him to join a triad gang, Yi Ren Tang, led by Zhihua (Li Nanxing) to get protection against a rival gang, Gang 660, which was run by their enemy, Alex's (Xavier Ong) father, Guodong (Liu Kai Chi). One day, during a fight between Gang 660 and Zach, Square (Phua Yida) and Jianhao, Zach uses a brick to hit Alex's head. As a result, Alex ends up in a vegetative state, and dies soon after. Guodong promises to take revenge for his son. The boys become fugitives overnight, running away from Guodong and the police. Huifang seeks Zhihua's help, revealing that Jianhao is actually his biological son which she refused to abort 17 years ago. Huifang begs Zhihua to save Jianhao. Zhihua agrees, and manages to find Jianhao. He wants to send him overseas to escape. However, before Jianhao sets off, Guodong and his gang finds both Jianhao and Zhihua, entering into yet another bloody fight. This time, Zhihua gets stabbed to death by Guodong. The police arrive in time just before Guodong is about to hit Zach with a metal pipe. Guodong, Zach and Jianhao get arrested and sent to jail. Jianhao is released before Zach, and decides to turn over a new leaf, with the encouragement of his mother, sister Xin Xin and Shan Shan.
Just Follow Law (2007)
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Gurmit Singh, Moses Lim, David Bala, Mark Lee
Lim Teng Zui is a WAS technician who is a single father to a young girl named Xiao Mei. He is employed by the director of WAS' Events and Promotion department, the prideful Tanya Chew. Tanya stays in a condominium and has a single mother, a blogger whom she has neglected. Lim has drawn little salary, and strives hard to earn more so that he can buy Xiao Mei a piano and original abalone, whereas Tanya constantly tries to improve the terrible image of her department. Both workers are under employment of Alan Lui, the CEO of WAS.
Juwita (1951)
Directed by P. Ramlee
Origin Singapore
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors P. Ramlee, S. Shamsuddin
Ramlee, célèbre compositeur et directeur d’orchestre, retourne dans son village natal après cinq ans d'absence. Choqué de découvrir que sa fiancée Juwita est devenue aveugle, il promet de l'aider à payer l'opération qui lui rendra la vue. Entre-temps, Hassan, son meilleur ami, qui a des sentiments amoureuse pour Juwita et Rohani, une chanteuse de l'orchestre, et qui est également amoureux de Ramlee, se promettent de tout faire pour séparer le couple.
Kallang Roar The Movie (2008)
Directed by Cheng Ding An
Origin Singapore
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Leon Quah, Melvinder Kanth, Anwar Hadi, Baskar Subrmaniam, Tan Rui Xiang
Kidnapper (2010)
, 1h38Directed by Kelvin Tong
Origin Singapore
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Christopher Lee, Phyllis Quek
Lim is a struggling 40-year-old taxi driver whose wife divorced him years ago. He has a close relationship with his son, Wei Xiang, whom he chauffeurs to school every day. Mistaken for a rich man’s son, Wei Xiang is kidnapped one day at an arcade and held for a ransom of S$1 million. Thus begins one father’s relentless quest to get his son back.
L'apprenti Bourreau (2016)
Directed by Junfeng Boo
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Le film narre l’histoire d’Aiman, jeune homme honteux d’un père jadis condamné à mort trente ans plus tôt et cherchant depuis lors à s’en distinguer autant que possible.
Ah Long Pte Ltd (2008)
Origin Singapore
Genres Comedy
Actors Mark Lee, Koe Yeet
Chen Jun is the leader of Shao He Triad, which has a number of illegal businesses operating in Malaysia and Singapore. He is retiring from the Triad and money-lending business. He is succeeded by a young lady, Wang Lihua, who tries to restructure the "Ah Long (loan shark) system" with as little use of violence as possible while making debtors pay back.
House of Harmony (2005)
, 1h30Origin Singapore
Genres Romance
Actors Maggie Q, Cheng Pei-pei, Andrea Jonasson, Francis Fulton-Smith, Zhu Houren, Claudine Wilde
Singapore in the 1920s sets the stage for the dramatic romance between a young Asian woman (Fann Wong) and a married American industrialist (Philippe Brenninkmeyer). It is a love doomed by laws and tradition, but which yields a child, Harmony (Maggie Q).
Love Matters (2009)
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Yeo Yann Yann, Mark Lee, Jordan Chan
Love Matters revolves around three main protagonists – 52-year-old Tan Bo Seng, his 17-year-old son Benny and 36-year-old Jeremy Tan, Bo Seng’s ‘adopted’ brother – and their accidental journey in seeking and keeping love and happiness.
Mee Pok Man (1996)
, 1h38Directed by Eric Khoo
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Michelle Goh, Lim Kay Tong, David Brazil
Money No Enough (1998)
, 1h38Directed by Mark Lee
Origin Singapore
Genres Comedy
Actors Mark Lee
The plot revolves around the lives of three close friends: Keong (Jack Neo), a spendthrift white-collar worker, Ong (Mark Lee), a general contractor, and Hui (Henry Thia), a kopi tiam waiter. After an argument with his boss (Chen Zhao Jin), Keong quits his job and is unable to get another due to his poor command of English, lack of academic qualifications and computer illiteracy. With bills (especially instalments) to pay and a family to support, he goes heavily into debt whereupon his wife leaves him, taking their daughter with her. Ong borrows S$40,000 from loan sharks, and plans to repay them after collecting a debt owed him by a friend who subsequently runs away. The loan sharks beat up Ong for not repaying the loan within the two-week deadline, so he flees to Johor Bahru. Hui, who is single and lives with his elderly mother, wastes his meagre salary on 4D and pursuing an insurance agent who he has a crush on.
Musang Berjanggut (1959)
Directed by P. Ramlee
Origin Singapore
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors P. Ramlee
Tun Nila Utama, the adopted prince in the kingdom Pura Cendana, is told by the King that it is time for him to choose a bride. However, Tun Nila refuses to marry any of the women in the kingdom, claiming that they not true "females" because they have no honour. The King is angered by his claim and orders him to find a true woman, if such a person exists. Tun Nila accepts the command and swears that he will not return to Pura Chendana or shave any hair on his face until he finds her.
