Ah Boys To Men
The 'keng' evolution of an 'Ah Boy' to a man.
2012 · 108 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy
A privileged and impulsive young man attempts to escape mandatory service in his nation's army so he could study abroad with his girlfriend.
Directed by Jack Neo · Written by Link Sng
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Joshua Tan Ken Chow -
Maxi Lim Jun Liang REC Aloysius Jin / Wayang King -
Wang Wei Liang REC Lobang / Lee Onn -
Noah Yap REC Man In Ping / IP Man -
Tosh Zhang 2SG Alex Ong - L Luke Lee 3SG Jed Heng
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Wilson Ng 3WO KW Sng / Company Sergeant Major of Ninja Company - F Fish Chaar CPT SL Tham / Officer Commanding of Ninja Company
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Charlie Goh REC Tan Wei Ming - D Daniel Ang REC Chng Kia Ann
- A Aizuddiin Nasser REC Muthu Shanmugaratnam
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Richard Low Ken's Father
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