Movie: Bugis Street

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiep Thi Le
Hiep Thi Le

Lian

Michael Lam Wai-Leung
林偉亮

Meng

Greg-o
Greg-o

Drago

Ernest Seah
Ernest Seah

Lola

Gerald Chen
Gerald Chen

Mrs. Hwee

Matthew Foo
Matthew Foo

Dr. Toh

Benedict Goh
Benedict Goh

Sing

David Knight
David Knight

Sailor

Kelvin Lua
Kelvin Lua

Drago's Boyfriend

Maggie Lye
Maggie Lye

Maggie

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    In 1960s Singapore when Bugis Street was a center of transvestite and transsexual prostitution, naïve sixteen-year-old Lian comes of age working as a receptionist for the Sin Sin Hotel, home to a gaggle of trans women whom all have stories of broken hearts and drunken sailors.

  • Release Date

    1995-04-13

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    Find my true love.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    普通话English广州话 / 廣州話
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