881

881

2007 zh 115 minutes

Rating: 5.9

Plot

Two Singaporean girls join together to form the Papaya Sisters, a getai group that sings at performances during the seventh lunar month. Big Papaya is estranged from her mother, who disapproves of her performances, whilst Little Papaya is an orphan who suffers from terminal cancer. The two are assisted by Auntie Ling and her son, Guan Yin. The two soon rise to the top of the Singaporean getai scene singing traditional Hokkien songs, but their fame brings along with it the enmity of the Durian Sisters, a rival group of techno-singing Eurasian girls.

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Cast

Qi Yuwu

Qi Yuwu

Guan Yin

Mindee Ong

Mindee Ong

Little Papaya

Yeo Yann Yann

Yeo Yann Yann

Big Papaya

Liu Ling Ling

Liu Ling Ling

Auntie Ling / The Goddess

May Wan Teh

May Wan Teh

The Durian Sisters (May)

Choy Wan Teh

Choy Wan Teh

The Durian Sisters (Choy)

Royston Tan

Royston Tan

Narrator

Johnny Ng

Johnny Ng

Little Papaya's Father

Wang Lei

Wang Lei

Wang Lei

Anna Ru Ping Lim

Anna Ru Ping Lim

Little Papaya's Mother

Kimberly Chia

Kimberly Chia

Big Papaya - Age 13

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