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Long Long Time Ago
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Long Long Time Ago

2016-02-04 · 107 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Drama

The story spans from 1965 to the early 1970s. Heavily pregnant Zhao Di, the unwanted second wife of an older man, was chased out by her husband's family and forced to return to her own family. She gave birth to a pair of twins, Shun Fatt and Su-mei. As Su-mei had two moles on her face, which was said to be bad luck, she decided to give her up due to the pressure of wanting to build a better life for the rest of her family.

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Directors
Jack Neo
Production companies
J Team Productions, MM2 Entertainment
Countries
Singapore
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,180,000
Revenue
USD 4,292,000

Top Cast

Aileen TanAileen TanLim Zhao Di
Mark LeeMark LeeLim Ah Kun
Wang LeiWang LeiSi Shu
Benjamin Josiah TanLim Ah Hee
Suhaimi YusofSuhaimi YusofOsman
Ryan LianRyan LianAh Long
Charmaine SeiAh Feng
Yan Li XuanSu Ting (Young)
Ng Suan LoiAh Ma
Silvarajoo PrakasamShamugen
Bharathi RaniRani
Nurijah binte SahatFatimah
Jaspers LaiJaspers LaiHandsome (cameo)

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