Twelve Storeys (12 Storeys)
1997 · Movie · 105 min. · Singapore
In a high-rise, a young man jumps to his death. His ghost remains in the building, observing and consoling three households. San San, fat, silent, and alone, hears the ghost of her mother constantly upbraid her. She futilely seeks the friendship of a wealthy woman with whom she was raised. Ah Gu, a tofu soup vendor, is at odds with Lily, his materialistic wife, a Chinese immigrant who longs for something he cannot provide. Meng spouts every moralistic bromide of the striving middle class, wears a T-shirt reading "My block is the cleanest," and is unhinged by his teenage sister May ("Trixie" to her boyfriend) who won't study, parties all night, and seems doomed by youth culture.
Direction Eric Khoo
Cast Jack Neo · Boon Pin Koh · Yi Fong Chuang · May Yee Lum · Lucilla Teoh · Ritz Lim · Roderick Lim · Ronald Toh Chee Kong · Yee Loy Lok · Swee Lin Neo
Soundtrack Kevin Mathews
Screenplay Eric Khoo · James Toh
Cinematography Yoke Weng Ho
Original title Shier lou (Twelve Storeys) (12 Storeys)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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