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A little girl's parents have to go overseas for work, so she is sent to stay with her grandmother for that period. The grandmother only speaks Teochew, which the little girl can neither speak not understand, so the initial generational and linguistic gaps result in friction and misunderstanding, until an accident unexpectedly brings the whole extended family closer together, and the child bonds with both her grandmother and her parents.
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A little girl's parents have to go overseas for work, so she is sent to stay with her grandmother for that period. The grandmother only speaks Teochew, which the little girl can neither speak not understand, so the initial generational and linguistic gaps result in friction and misunderstanding, until an accident unexpectedly brings the whole extended family closer together, and the child bonds with both her grandmother and her parents.
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Genre:Family, Drama
Written By:Xinmin Ng
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Runtime:18 minutes
Studio:Temasek Polytechnic
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