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The Leap Years (2008)

The Leap Years poster
Directed by
Jean Yeo
Genre
romance
Country
Singapore
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman reflects on her past relationships and a fateful encounter that occurs on February 29. The film follows her journey over several leap years as she navigates love and timing.

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What happens

The Leap Years (also known as Leap of Love) is a Singaporean film produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, based on the novella Leap of Love by the author Catherine Lim. The production for the film started in 2005, and the film was initially to be released in December 2005 release. It was released on February 29, 2008 in Singapore, grossing over S$1 million at the box office, making it Singapore's highest-grossing local English-language film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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