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.
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Cast
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Qi Yuwu
Guan Yin
Known for
Bait
14 Blades
Mindee Ong
Little Papaya
Also in
12 Lotus
Folklore
Hwee Sim Ang
Yeo Yann Yann
Big Papaya
Known for
American Born Chinese
Ilo Ilo
Pui Yin Chan
Liu Ling Ling
Auntie Ling / The Goddess
Also in
12 Lotus
Bring Back the Dead
Gary Goh
Yann Yann Yeo
Big Papaya
May Wan Teh
The Durian Sisters (May)
Eric Khoo
Choy Wan Teh
The Durian Sisters (Choy)
Chieko Murata
Known for
A Hen in the Wind
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Royston Tan Director · Daniel Low Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · First release August 9, 2007 · Produced in Singapore
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,513,357
Production
Singapore
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
Singapore · August 9, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
September 3, 2026 · Premiere · ASEAN Film Festival
Indonesia
December 15, 2007 · Jakarta International Film Festival
Japan
August 9, 2008
Malaysia
October 15, 2007
South Korea
March 12, 2021 · Digital
Taiwan
December 6, 2007 · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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