Confinement (2023 film)
2023 Singaporean film
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Confinement (Chinese: 陪月) is a 2023 Singaporean psychological thriller film written and directed by Kelvin Tong.[3] It stars Rebecca Lim and Cynthia Koh.[4] The plot follows a first-time mother (Lim) who starts experiencing strange occurrences in her house when she hires a confinement nanny (Koh) to look after her and her newborn baby for a month. The film was released in theatres on 19 October 2023.[5]
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| Chinese | 陪月 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Péi yuè |
| Directed by | Kelvin Tong |
| Written by | Kelvin Tong |
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| Cinematography | Lim Teck Siang |
| Edited by | Tammy Quah |
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| Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | Singapore |
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| Budget | S$1.5 million[2] |
Synopsis
A pregnant painter moves into a temporary lodging and begins experiencing inexplicable incidents in the house when a confinement nanny is hired to take care of her and her newborn child.
Cast
- Rebecca Lim as Wang Siling[6]
- Lynette Choo as young Siling
- Cynthia Koh as Ah Qing[6]
- Jordan Voon as Professor Pan
- Chai Zi as Mr Yan
- Jae Liew as Mrs Yan
- Daren Tan as Ben
- Keith Lee as Weijie
- Wong Zi Rui as Minmin
- Chin Hsin Yao as toddler Minmin
- Chloyen Lim as Ah Mei
- Chow Wei as Tingting
- Albert Lau as Psychologist
- Liew May Lee as Confinement nanny
- Jimmy as Xiaohei the black dog
Production
The film's budget was reported to be S$1.2–1.5 million. Filming took place in a mansion in Kuala Lumpur for 24 days and concluded in early March 2023.[7][8][9]
Confinement is one of the four films Singapore production company Clover Films is working on with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, with the support of the Singapore Film Commission[10][11]
