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Already Famous (2011)

Already Famous poster
Original title
一泡而红
Directed by
Michelle Chong
Genre
comedy film
Country
Singapore
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to break into the entertainment industry in Singapore. The movie follows her humorous attempts to become famous.

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What happens

Already Famous (Chinese: 一泡而红) 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 was 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 2013. Already Famous was well received in Singapore, where it grossed S$1.04 million and viewer demand for the film grew so high that movie theaters had to double the number of screens showing the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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