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Be with Me
Be with Me

Be with Me

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DramaRomance

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Three tales of love wrap around the true story of a blind and deaf woman named Theresa Chan. In the first an elderly shopkeeper is devoted to his sick wife. In the second, two teenage girls become soul mates and lovers. In the third a chubby security guard tries to find the courage to woo a beautiful woman who works in his building.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

12 May 2005

Country

Singapore

Cast

Theresa Poh Lin Chan

Theresa Poh Lin Chan

Herself (segment "Meant to Be")

Chiew Sung Ching

Chiew Sung Ching

Father (segment "Meant to Be")

Lawrence Yong

Lawrence Yong

Son

Leong Kooi Eng

Leong Kooi Eng

Mother

Elizabeth Choy

Elizabeth Choy

Herself

Seet Keng Yew

Seet Keng Yew

Security Guard

Lynn Poh

Lynn Poh

Ann

Ng Sway Ah

Ng Sway Ah

Father (segment "Finding Love")

Lim Poh Huat

Lim Poh Huat

Brother (segment "Finding Love")

Sanwan Bin Rais

Sanwan Bin Rais

Security Supervisor (segment "Finding Love")

Toh Cheng Onn

Toh Cheng Onn

Neighbor (segment "Finding Love")

Maximilian Wong

Maximilian Wong

Neighbor's Son (segment "Finding Love")

Ezann Lee

Ezann Lee

Jackie (segment "So In Love")

Samantha Tan

Samantha Tan

Sam (segment "So In Love")

Jason Tan

Jason Tan

Brian (segment "So In Love")

Lim Poey Huang

Lim Poey Huang

Jackie's Mother (segment "So In Love")

John Choong

John Choong

Sam's Father (segment "So In Love")

Sherry Lim

Sherry Lim

Sam's Mother (segment "So In Love")

Shaun Koh

Shaun Koh

Sam's Brother (segment "So In Love")

Lawrence Yong

Lawrence Yong

Son (segment "Meant to Be")

Leong Kooi Eng

Leong Kooi Eng

Mother (segment "Meant to Be")

Elizabeth Choy

Elizabeth Choy

Herself (segment "Meant to Be")

Seet Keng Yew

Seet Keng Yew

Security Guard (segment "Finding Love")

Lynn Poh

Lynn Poh

Ann (segment "Finding Love")

Royston Tan

Royston Tan

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