'' Ajoomma'' (; ) is a 2022 Singaporean-South Korean
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
He Shuming and co-produced by
Anthony Chen
Anthony Chen (; born 18 April 1984) is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for directing the feature films ''Ilo Ilo'' (2013) and '' Wet Season'' (2019).
His debut feature film, ''Ilo Ilo,'' won the Camer ...
. It stars
Hong Hui Fang
Hong Huifang (born Ang Hwee Fong on 7 January 1961) is a Singaporean actress.
Career
Hong joined the SBC during the mid-1980s after completing the 5th drama training course alongside Yang Libing and Chen Tianwen, at age 22. She is perhaps ...
,
Kang Hyung-seok and
Jung Dong-hwan
Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...
.
The film garnered four nominations at the
59th Golden Horse Awards and Hong became the first Singaporean to be nominated for the
Best Leading Actress award. It premiered at the
2022 Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2022 and opened in local cinemas on 27 October 2022. The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
95th Academy Awards
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor films released in 2022, and is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 12, 2023. Comed ...
.
Cast
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Hong Hui Fang
Hong Huifang (born Ang Hwee Fong on 7 January 1961) is a Singaporean actress.
Career
Hong joined the SBC during the mid-1980s after completing the 5th drama training course alongside Yang Libing and Chen Tianwen, at age 22. She is perhaps ...
as Auntie
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Kang Hyung-seok as Kwon-Woo
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Jung Dong-hwan
Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...
as Jung Su
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Yeo Jin-goo
Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film '' Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in ...
as Yeo Jin-goo
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Shane Pow
Shane Pow (, born 4 October 1990) is a Singaporean actor and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.
Education and early life
Pow has an elder sister. He was educated at Woodlands Ring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Po ...
as Sam
Production
The film is touted as the first official Singapore-South Korean co-production.
The filming was interrupted by
COVID-19 pandemic
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. It was mostly shot in South Korea, with Hong filming there between end of December 2021 and February 2022.
Filming was completed by early April 2022.
Awards and nominations
See also
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List of Singaporean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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{{Singaporean submissions for the Academy Award
2022 films
Singaporean drama films
Films set in Singapore
Films set in South Korea
Films shot in Singapore
Films shot in South Korea
2022 drama films
2022 directorial debut films
2020s South Korean films