
Singapore Film Database
The Leap Years
Directed by
Jean Yeo
Year
Runtime
2008
103 minutes
Genre
Romance
Language
English
Synopsis
Thai heartthrob – Ananda Everingham, last seen in Shutter (2004) co-starred in this romantic love story with Singapore girl next door - Li Lin. Based on a novella by well-acclaimed writer, Dr Catherine Lim, the story talks about a young Singaporean girl having chance upon her special someone on 29th February. She decides to base her intuition on an Irish leap year tradition that no man will refuse any request of a lady and invites him out for a date. Together, they embark on a romantic journey that spans over 12 years, meeting only thrice in 12 years, on the leap year. The delightful draw being the leap yearly meet-ups is sure to entice the special someone out there in all of us.

Producer(s)
Chan Pui Yin, Ng San San
Produced by
Mediacorp Raintree Pictures
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Wong Lilin, Ananda Everingham, Qi Yuwu, Joan Chen
Tags
2008, Romance, Leap Year, Love, Relationship