12 Storeys ( 1997 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Jack Neo

Ah Gu

Boon Pin Koh

Meng

May Yee Lum

Trixie

Lucilla Teoh

San San

Ritz Lim

Tee

Quan Yi Fong

Lily