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Already Famous is a Singapourien film of genre Comedy with Wilson Ng
Already Famous (2011)
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Add to a movie listAlready Famous (Chinese:一泡而红: Yi Pao Er Hong) is a 2011 Singaporean comedy film and the feature film directorial debut of Michelle Chong, who also starred in the film alongside Taiwanese idol Alien Huang. The movie released on 1 December 2011 in Singapore and was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Already Famous was well received in Singapore, where it grossed S$1.04 million and viewer demand for the film grew so high that movies theaters had to double the number of screens showing the film.
Synopsis
Ah Kiao (Michelle Chong) is a young village woman that spends much of her time dreaming about becoming a famous actor like the ones she sees in her beloved soap operas, much to the chagrin of her family. Despite her family's disapproval, she travels to Singapore to chase her dream and ends up taking on a job as a salesgirl to make ends meet while auditioning. During her stay Ah meets a handsome coffee shop worker (Alien Huang), which threatens to distract her from her dream.Actors
Wilson Ng
(Kiao's Father)
Chua En Lai
(Vaness)
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