Overview
An elderly widow finds an unexpected visitor, a young asylum-seeking girl, in her home during dinner. Inspired by a 2012 event, whereby 40 Burmese Rohingya asylum seekers arrived in the port of Singapore.
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Based on
Based on a true story
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Kirsten TanWriter
- Original title
- Dahdi
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 10, 2014
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Singapore
Production
Cast
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