2008

1h 15m

5.0(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

A single dad looks to give up drinking and his bartender job in order to impress his son and find work as a magician.

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23 members

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Francis Bosco

Francis

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Jathisweran

The Son

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Keng Yew Seet

Big Boss

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Jason Lim

Club Owner

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Grace Kalaiselvi

The Woman

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Sway Ah Ng

Pawn Shop Owner

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Preetha Damodaran

Young Wife

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Krishnamurthi A.L. Shanmugam

Young Magician

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Leslie Sim

Magician's Assistant

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Sanwan Bin Rais

Noodle Stall Man

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Sunny Pang

Henchman 1

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Willie Toh

Henchman 2

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Indhiran Regasamy

Bartender 1

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Subramanian

Bartender 2

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Amos Marimuthu

Boy at Prata Shop

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Lim Poh Huat

Cleaner at club

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Geok Leng Loo

Chicken Stall Owner

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Fatima Azar binti Ismail

Spice Stall Owner

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K. Aravinn

Kids at Void Deck

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Durges G. Segar

Kids at Void Deck

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Selvaraj Sivan

Kids at Void Deck

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Abdhul Malik bin Mohamed Farid

Kids at Void Deck

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Maria Concepcion G. Baluyut

Big Boss's Companion

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