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Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Royston Tan

Writers

Royston Tan

Language

Chinese

Country

Singapore

Release date

9 August 2007

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Qi Yuwu

  Guan Yin

• 

  Mindee Ong

  Little Papaya

• 

  Yeo Yann Yann

  Big Papaya

• 

  Liu Ling Ling

  Auntie Ling / The Goddess

• May Wan Teh

  The Durian Sisters (May)

• Choy Wan Teh

  The Durian Sisters (Choy)

• 

  Royston Tan

  Narrator

• Johnny Ng

  Little Papaya's Father

• 

  Wang Lei

  Wang Lei

• 

  Anna Ru Ping Lim

  Little Papaya's Mother

• 

  Kimberly Chia

  Big Papaya - Age 13