Singapore Film Database
A Year of No Significance
Directed by
Kelvin Tong
Year
Runtime
2023
88 minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
Mandarin, Hokkien, English
Synopsis
Set in Singapore in 1979, A Year Of No Significance chronicles the gradual disintegration of a middle-aged architect as changes rock the 45th year of his life. Sidelined in the office because of his inability to speak English, Lim Cheng Soon is cut further adrift when his wife leaves him inexplicably one day. His elderly father moves in, forcing him to confront the fact that the former has always preferred his younger brother. Robbed of his identities as architect, husband and son, Cheng Soon struggles in the dusk of his life, raging against the dying light.
Producer(s)
Produced by
MM2 Entertainment
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Peter Yu, Tan Tiow Im, Mandy Chen, Naomi Yeo
Tags
Architect, History, Speak Mandarin Campaign, Identity, Economic, Language