''Seven Days'' ( zh, 七天) is a 2023 Singaporean supernatural drama film written and directed by Grace Wu in her directorial debut. The film revolves around a female ghost who incidentally took a chance to possess her younger brother's body for seven days to resolve unsettled matters with her family. The film premiered as the opening film of the Singapore Chinese Film Festival on 28 April 2023 and was released in theatres on 12 May 2023.
Cast
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Ya Hui as Luo Ai-ling
** Alicia Low as young Luo Ai-ling
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Ayden Sng
Ayden Sng Zheng (born 17 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor, host and musician, best known for starring in the television series ''Loving You'', ''Truths About Us'', ''The Unbreakable Bond'' and '' All That Glitters''.
Early life and care ...
as Luo Ai-xiang
** Charles Lam as young Luo Ai-xiang
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Henry Thia as Old Ghost (Chen Wei-kang)
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Xuan Ong
Xuan Ong (born Ong Yi Xuan on 5 March 1996) is a Singaporean actress.
Early life and career
Ong started out as a theatre student at the age of 13, and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with first class honours in Acting when she was ...
as Luo Ai-shi
* Regina Lim as Chen Jing-yao
* Brian Ng as Wang Xun-yang
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Peter Yu
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as Father
* Doreen Toh as Mother
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Jasmine Sim as Lisa
* Benjamin Eio as Frank
* Liow Shi Suen as Xun-yang's mother
* Debra Loi as Kelly
* Elvis Chin as Henry
* Teo Ser Lee as Café customer
* Goh Wee-Ann as Ai-ling's daughter
* Nicholas Lim as Ai-ling's son
* Oh Ling En as young Ai-ling's classmate
Production and marketing
Principal photography began on 13 March 2022.
Director and writer Grace Wu, who was born in
Chongqing
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, became the first Chinese director to shoot a Singaporean-produced film. ''Seven Days'' also became the first Singaporean film to have its own
NFT
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film art collection available on the platform
OpenSea.
References
External links
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2023 films
2023 drama films
Singaporean drama films
Singaporean supernatural films
2020s Mandarin-language films
Hokkien-language films
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