Yeo Yann Yann
Also Known As: 杨雁雁, Yeo Yann Yann
Biography: Yann Yann Yeo is a Malaysian born, Singapore-based actress. She is a pioneer graduate of the Intercultural Theatre Institute. In 2007 she won the LIFE! Theatre Award, Best Actress for the play 'Thunderstorm'. In 2013 she received the Golden Horse Festival Award, Best Supporting Actress for Ilo Ilo.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Birthday: February 20, 1977
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Gender: Female
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We Are All Strangers
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
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Cemetery of Courtesy
Overview: In Malaysia on May 13, 1969, ethnic tensions between Chinese and Malays were behind a riot that led to the deaths of hundreds of people, many of them Chinese. Forty-eight years later, two women who met at a cemetery share a bond over their struggle to cope with the loss of their loved ones.
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-10-31
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881
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-08-09
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The Convert
Overview: Two Malaysian sisters, Rohani and Rohana, run away from home to escape their wealthy father’s mistreatment. They find refuge in a small town where they get to know Brian Goh, a young Catholic schoolteacher. Brian is irresistibly attracted to the two girls. Impressed by their extraordinary courage in the face of adversity, their relationship forces him to confront the ghosts of his own childhood. Director Yasmin Ahmad explores the possibilities of emotional survival after being traumatised by loved ones. Through the wanderings of three lost souls who band together and console one another, Muallaf celebrates friendship, forgiveness, and the coming to terms with the past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ms
Release Date: 2008-08-15
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Singapore Dreaming
Overview: Disappointed by his failed dreams, Loh Poh Huat visits his frustrations on his family. So when he wins the lottery, everyone believes the money will deliver them from their struggles. However, Loh dies abruptly and his elaborate and surreal Taoist funeral pitches the family into a battle where the stakes are the very meaning of life itself. Singapore Dreaming is a poignant yet darkly humorous story which follows the lives of six individuals as they navigate the rapidly changing conditions experienced in today’s modern South-East Asian cities.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2006-09-07
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Petaling Street Warriors
Overview: Set in Petaling Street in 1908, it tells of a hokkien mee seller (Mark Lee) who finds himself entangled in deadly battles with skilled fighters. Little did he know that he is in possession of a lost treasure map linked to the Qing Dynasty and must refrain himself from consummating his marriage to master the "Virgin Kung Fu" skills to overcome his opponents
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-01
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The Casuarina Cove
Overview: A former military officer makes a film about a man he encountered in Tanjong Rhu, a secluded cruising ground.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-02-07
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Permanent Resident
Overview: A middle-aged woman, her son and mother reside in a flat near a quarry bearing the name of Little Guilin, modelled after a famous landmark in China. She pretends that she is a prospective buyer who arranges to view several condominiums, claiming a token or borrowing a moment from each family that resides in them. Glimpsing the man-made quarry through different windows, her obsession culminates when she finally decides to take an excursion of sorts to visit it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2018-02-03
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Ah Ma
Overview: Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-12-27
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Day and Night
Overview: "Day and Night" is an omnibus release by William Kwok-Wai of 3 short films consisting of 3 Malaysian filmmakers Ho Yuhang, Charlotte Lim and Yeo Joon Han, reflecting their personal feelings about the health of Malaysian society. "TRESPASSED" by Ho Yuhang is about a girl who misses her father slowly becomes entirely possessed by grief. It seems as if an outside force has taken control of her emotions. "BITE" by Charlotte Lim is about a school girl, meticulously observed by a patient camera in a small, yet sensitive story. Perhaps a lesson in life, for it isn't as innocent as it seems and "BEDSIDE MANNERS" by Yeo Joon Han is about a man who lies in bed, paralyzed. He can still see and hear and has to suffer the stupid talk of a bunch of idiots. Satire on all sorts of things in Malaysia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-30
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Ilo Ilo
Overview: During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2013-08-29
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精无门
Overview: A hopeless uncle & nephew pair, Mark Gao and Xiao Hui, live their everyday lives scamming people and selling pirated DVDs. When their illegal business starts plummeting, they decide to sell their sperms for money, but their lives turn upside down when a tall, beautiful and sexy woman named Shuna walks into the sperm bank and becomes pregnant several months later. When the duo finds out about her pregnancy, they are determined to know who the real father of the child is. A series of comedic events unfold as the two of them go to outrageous lengths in order to win Shuna's heart.
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-12-10
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Being Human
Overview: Singapore, the present day. Mai Wei (Mark Lee), a successful branch manager for slimming company Natural Beauty, is sacked for cutting corners in the name of profit and attracting the ire of customers. Enraged, he sets up a rival company, My Way Slimming Centre, with several Natural Beauty employees, including Jie (Jeremy Chan), younger brother of his wife Zu Er (Yeo Yann Yann). As Natural Beauty continues to expand, Mai Wei goes on the offensive, licensing a herbal slimming pill, Dadavianxiaovoo, that contains a banned substance. As his company's image representative he chooses the massively overweight Wang Yao Yao (Tay Yin Yin), daughter of his favourite wonton noodle stall owner (Wang Lei), and feeds her the pills in large doses. Meanwhile, Zu Er, who's desperate to have a child after eight years of marriage, starts believing the gods have cursed them because of her husband's unscrupulous business practices.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-03
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The King Of Musang King
Overview: Mao Shan (Jack Neo) is an ambitious durian farmer who wishes to expand his sales overseas, against pressures from the “Three Heavenly Kings” of the business. He helps Mei Lian (Yeo Yann Yann), his neighbour and sole supporter, to improve her durian farm harvests, and develops feelings for her in the process. However, Mei Lian’s long-separated husband, Jin Shui (Mark Lee), returns, complicating things. Jin Shui tries to influence Mei Lian’s children against Mao Shan, as Mao Shan fights to save both their businesses and win Mei Lian’s heart.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2023-01-21
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The Laundryman
Overview: A-Gu enlists a group of contract killers in the disguise of laundry service. One of them, code-named "No.1 Qingtian Street", is haunted by the ghosts of his victims. He seeks help from Lin Hsiang, a psychic.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Thriller Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-08-20
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Distance
Overview: Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a young father who receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied. The last story is about a visiting professor from overseas who sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-05-13
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One Last Dance
Overview: T is a legendary killer operating in Singapore. His victims enter his life via a small red envelope in his mailbox. T is a professional killer: calm and cold-blooded, he is capable of all the violence necessary for his job. T's life is turned upside down when an important businessman hires him to kill all the criminals involved in his son's kidnapping.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2007-01-11
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You Mean The World To Me
Overview: Sunny has returned to Penang to shoot his new film about his family, without their knowledge. However he has run out of money and is struggling to shoot an essential scene. His sister, Hoon, comes by the film studio and discovers that he is shooting a warts and all film about their family. In the confrontation that follows, Sunny has an epiphany that illuminates and changes his perspective of his past.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-05-04
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Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend
Overview: Lee Chong Wei is a 2018 Malaysian biopic film directed by Teng Bee, about the inspirational story of national icon Lee Chong Wei, who rose from sheer poverty to become the top badminton player in the world. The film is based on Lee's 2012 autobiography Dare to Be a Champion
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ms
Release Date: 2018-03-15
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The Cage
Overview: Six actors are about to present their one of its kind thriller theater, where they will perform in a gigantic locked cage on stage. On its premiere, the first character to be killed in the story unexpectedly died for real on stage. Desperate to escape from the cage, the remaining actors cried for help from the crew and audience, only to be responded by a thunderous applause. They now realize that they have fallen into a secretly well planned trap by organizational psychopath murderers. In order to survive, they must continue to perform according to the plot until they find the murderer hidden among them.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-30
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Wet Season
Overview: Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2019-11-22
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Republic of Food
Overview: In a world where food has been outlawed, a small band of food lovers risks their skins to defy the authorities and feast on contraband food.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-16
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18 Grams of Love
Overview: Two men write anonymous love letters to test if their wives are faithful. When their wives actually respond, the two men are left in a fix of what to do.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-11-09
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When Hainan Meets Teochew
Overview: A romantic comedy usually involves a handsome man and a pretty lady. But what happens when it's a 'manly' woman, and a 'womanly' man? One day, a brassiere drops on Teochew. He immediately wins the lottery and decides to keep it. Hainan begins an arduous search for her precious underwear, distributing hundreds of missing posters around her neighbourhood. Teochew sees one of the posters, and his curiosity is piqued. Bumping into Hainan one day, he asks about the brassiere, although he has no intention of returning it. Unfortunately, he lets slip more than he should, and Hainan becomes suspicious...
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-03
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Rubbers
Overview: The stories of three people looking for love and physical connection are interwoven in playfully raunchy tales revolving around condoms.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-04-30
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The 9th Precinct
Overview: An idealistic cop joins an underground police unit and battles ghoulish forces threatening the balance between the human and the supernatural realms.
Genres: Fantasy Thriller Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2019-08-29
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Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei
Overview: Liang Xi Mei (Jack Neo) is finally back! Having retired, Liang Xi Mei spends her time looking after her two obedient grandsons. However, Liang Xi Mei still leads a colorful life thanks to her absent-minded BFF Guang Dong Po (Wang Lei), who frequently muddles things up, leaving Liang Xi Mei to resolve the mess; and Lion King (Henry Thia) who is now diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s, causing confusion and frustrations for everyone. Robert (Mark Lee), Liang Xi Mei’s eldest son also adds to her woes. Robert is a dreamer who often schemes to get rich quick. This causes Liang Xi Mei to find him unreliable and puts all her hopes on her youngest son Albert (Benjamin Josiah Tan). Her favoritism stirs up jealousy within Robert, who vows to strike it rich to win back Liang Xi Mei’s approval.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2018-02-15
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Love Matters
Overview: "Love Matters" is a movie revolving around three main protagonists - 52-year-old Tan Bo Seng, his 17-year-old teenage son Benny and 36-year-old Jeremy, Bo Seng's 'adopted' brother - and their accidental journey in seeking and keeping love and happiness. Bo Seng (Henry Thia) who leads a routine life attempts to revive the passion with his wife Jia Li (Yeo Yann Yann). Jeremy (Jack Lim) lives a colourful life; with "Never to commit" as his motto for love. Benny (Alex Leong) has just started school life and his only distraction is his crush, Jennifer (Natalli) who is his classmate's girlfriend.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-01-22
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Trespassed
Overview: After her father goes missing, a young girl slowly becomes entirely possessed by grief. It seems as if an outside force has taken control of her emotions.
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Boys On Film 6: Pacific Rim
Overview: Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while stories of men falling in love from the USA and Hawai'i to Singapore via Korea round out the collection. Volume 6: Pacific Rim contains eight complete films: Craig Boreham's "Drowning" starring Miles Szanto, Xavier Samuel, and Bren Foster; Hannah Hilliard's "Franswa Sharl" starring Callan McAuliffe, John Batchelor, and Diana Glenn; Boo Junfeng's "The Casuarina Cove" starring Nick Shen, Scott Lei, and Yann Yann Yeo; Christopher Banks's "Teddy" starring Brian Moore, Chris Tempest, and Alan Granville; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Love, 100°C" starring Do-jin Kim, Jae-won Kwak, and Se-Hyun Yun; Sophie Hyde's "My Last Ten Hours With You" starring Toby Schmitz and Joel McIlroy; Darcy Prendergast's "Ron the Zookeeper" featuring Marc Gallagher and Darcy Prendergast; and Brent Anbe's "Ajumma! Are You Krazy???" starring Thea Matsuda, Tessie Magaoay, and Cari Mizumoto.
Genres: Drama Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-28
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Havoc
Overview: After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
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My Wonderful Life
Overview: Grace Lee, an overworked mom in Singapore, collapses at work. She gets admitted into the hospital, where she finds newfound freedom as a patient.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-16
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