2013·Drama·1h 40m
7.1
★
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
Directed by Anthony Chen
singapore
nanny
motherly love
love
young boy
problem child
maid
loss of job
estranged father
mother figure
financial crisis
losing money
financial problem
migrant worker
money problems
fired
feelings
1990s
pinay
estranged mother
singlish
mother son estrangement
haughty mother
woman employer
filipino
filipino abroad
game of chance
naughty boy
loto
overseas filipino workers
arrogant
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Cast
Yeo Yann Yann
Lim Hwee Leng
Chen Tian Wen
Lim Beng Teck
Angeli Bayani
Teresa
Koh Jia Ler
Lim Jiale
Crew
Anthony Chen
Director
Anthony Chen
Screenplay
Benoît Soler
Director of Photography
Anthony Chen
Producer
Popular Reviews
23 reviews
MopudPRO
8.0★ · 03/13/26
Why is this so painfully sad. Their relationship was so warm 🥹
Why is this so painfully sad. Their relationship was so warm 🥹
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yaz
6.1★ · 01/13/25
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Belaine Mamo
10.0★ · 11/23/24
Heart wrenchingly beautiful and the apartment reminds me so much of home..
This was so amazing in a million ways. There’s so much to be said about immigration, community, ‘inter-communal’ discrimination, friendship, family like I cannot begin to do it justice just watch this please
This was so amazing in a million ways. There’s so much to be said about immigration, community, ‘inter-communal’ discrimination, friendship, family like I cannot begin to do it justice just watch this please
Heart wrenchingly beautiful and the apartment reminds me so much of home..
This was so amazing in a million ways. There’s so much to be said about immigration, community, ‘inter-communal’ discrimination, friendship, family like I cannot begin to do it justice just watch this please
This was so amazing in a million ways. There’s so much to be said about immigration, community, ‘inter-communal’ discrimination, friendship, family like I cannot begin to do it justice just watch this please
mal
6.0★ · 09/09/23
bless
bless
ian
8.9★ · 06/08/20
if you perceive films beyond takes like "this story has been told a million times before" or "this doesn't add anything new to the table" then congratulations! you surpassed the capitalistic nature of cinema
experiential will always outmaneuver original
experiential will always outmaneuver original
if you perceive films beyond takes like "this story has been told a million times before" or "this doesn't add anything new to the table" then congratulations! you surpassed the capitalistic nature of cinema
experiential will always outmaneuver original
experiential will always outmaneuver original