Big Dreams, Small Island.

English Title: Singapore Dreaming
Theatrical Release Date: 7 September 2006
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: English, Mandarin
Now Available to Buy or Rent In: Singapore

Disappointed by his failed dreams, Loh Poh Huat visits his frustrations on his family. So when he wins the lottery, everyone believes the money will deliver them from their struggles. However, Loh dies abruptly and his elaborate and surreal Taoist funeral pitches the family into a battle where the stakes are the very meaning of life itself.

Singapore Dreaming is a poignant yet darkly humorous story which follows the lives of six individuals as they navigate the rapidly changing conditions experienced in today’s modern South-East Asian cities. The winner of several major international awards, this “graceful satire about Western capitalism in the East” (Variety) has been compared to the early films of Ang Lee.

WINNER: Best Asian/Middle Eastern Film Award (20th Tokyo International Film Festival), Audience Award for Narrative Feature (30th Asian American International Film Festival), Montblanc Screenwriters Award (54th San Sebastian International Film Festival)

 

Crew & Cast

  • Yeo Yann Yann as Mei
  • Richard Low as Pa
  • Lim Yu-Beng as C.K.
  • Serene Chen as Irene
  • Alice Lim as Ma
  • Dick Su as Seng
  • Director: Woo Yen Yen, Colin Goh
  • Producer: Woo Yen Yen, Colin Goh, Woffles Wu
  • Screenwriter: Colin Goh, Woo Yen Yen

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