''Confinement'' ( zh, 陪月) is a 2023 Singaporean

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written and directed by Kelvin Tong. It stars

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and

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. The plot follows a first-time mother (Lim) who starts experiencing strange occurrences in her house when she hires a confinement nanny (Koh) to look after her and her newborn baby for a month. The film was released in theatres on 19 October 2023.

Synopsis

A pregnant painter moves into a temporary lodging and begins experiencing inexplicable incidents in the house when a confinement nanny is hired to take care of her and her newborn child.

Cast

as Wang Siling ** Lynette Choo as young Siling *

as Ah Qing * Jordan Voon as Professor Pan * Chai Zi as Mr Yan * Jae Liew as Mrs Yan *

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as Ben * Keith Lee as Weijie * Wong Zi Rui as Minmin * Chin Hsin Yao as toddler Minmin * Chloyen Lim as Ah Mei * Chow Wei as Tingting * Albert Lau as Psychologist * Liew May Lee as Confinement nanny * Jimmy as Xiaohei the black dog

Production

The film's budget was reported to be S$1.2–1.5 million. Filming took place in a mansion in

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for 24 days and concluded in early March 2023. ''Confinement'' is one of the four films Singapore production company Clover Films is working on with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, with the support of the

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References

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