Long Long Time Ago

Long Long Time Ago

There was a time when tomorrow was uncertain.

2016 · 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.

Directed by Jack Neo · Written by Link Sng

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