12 Storeys


12 Storeys is a 1997 Singaporean drama film directed by Eric Khoo and starring Jack Neo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

Premise

The film focuses on the troubled lives of several people living in the same building. A soup vendor called Ah Gu is having a hard time dealing with his money-hungry wife, Lily. Nearby, young children are forced to raise their even younger siblings due to parental neglect.

Cast

of Variety wrote that the film's has "genuinely funny" moments, but its slow pacing "blunts the humor". Time Out called it "witty and sophisticated stuff".
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it "is widely regarded to have contributed to the revitalisation of local cinema".