''12 Lotus'' ( zh, 十二莲花) is a 2008 Singaporean

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written and directed by

Royston Tan Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short films ...

, starring

Qi Yuwu Qi Yuwu (; born 28 November 1976) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Beijing Enlight Media Group. Early life and career Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education Ins ...

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and

Mindee Ong Mindee Ong ( zh, 王欣; born 7 October 1979) is a Singaporean actress best known for starring in the Royston Tan films '' 881'' and '' 12 Lotus'', as well as in the television series ''Let It Go''. Career Ong starred in Royston Tan films '' 881'' ...

. The film was released in theatres on 14 August 2008 and was screened at the 13th Busan International Film Festival in October 2008. The film performed poorly at the local box office, grossing against a budget of .

Plot

Spanning over the 1980s, 1990s till the present day, ''12 Lotus'' tells the story of a singer who is constantly used and abused by the men in her life, against the backdrop of a string of melancholic Hokkien songs.

Cast

Main and supporting

as Ah Long / Long 2 *

as Older Liu Lianhua *

as Liu Lianhua *

Huang Yiliang Ng Aik Leong (Chinese: ), better known by his Chinese name Huang Yiliang, is a former veteran Singaporean television actor and director. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1980 to 2006, after which he decide not to renew after the contrac ...

as Lianhua's father * Hao Hao as Adult Xiao Feixia * Li Bao En as Liu Lianhua (kid) * Damus Lim as Xiao Feixia (kid) * Aaron Tan as Young gambler / Ah Long's accomplice *

Yeo Yann Yann Yeo Yann Yann (born 20 February 1977) is a Malaysian actress. She has worked in theatre, television, and film. Her credits include ''Singapore Dreaming'', ''Thunderstorm'', '' 881'', ''Ilo Ilo'' and ''Wet Season''. She is a pioneer-graduate ...

as Long 2's girlfriend * Guo Min as Xiao Feixia's mother * Auntie Fen as Opera actress * Sam Loo as Getai host * Amy Yang as Getai host * Baobei Sisters as themselves * Samantha Tan as Xiao Feixia's girlfriend * Wang Yan Bin as Brother Tiger The film also features the ''Sin Sai Feng'' opera troupe and the band Funkie Monkies Amps.

Special appearances

Stefanie Sun Stefanie Sun (, born 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. In 2000, she released her debut album, '' Yan Zi'', which won her a Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist. In 2004, she released her eighth studio album, '' Stefanie'', w ...

as Guan Yin Goddess (opera) * David Gan as himself

Production

The film was shot in 23 days.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:12 Lotus 2008 films Singaporean drama films Singaporean musical films 2000s Mandarin-language films 2000s musical drama films Hokkien-language films Films about getai