Chop Thye Bee

An intimate portrait of an inter-generational family as they bid farewell to the common ground that binds them together.

Cast

Tan Geok Kim

as Herself

Ng Aik Thiam

as Himself

Ng Say Thye

as Himself

Pauline Ng

as Herself

Azrael Tay

as Himself

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