You Mean the World to Me (film)

You Mean the World to Me
Directed bySaw Teong Hin
Screenplay bySaw Teong Hin
Based onHai Ki Xin Lor
2014 stage play
by Saw Teong Hin
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Doyle
Production
company
Distributed byGood Move Media[2]
Release dates
  • 4 May 2017 (2017-05-04) (Malaysia)

  • 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) (Singapore)
(Taiwanese Mandarin Audio)[1]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguagePenang Hokkien

You Mean the World to Me (Chinese: 海墘新路; Tâi-lô: Hái-Kînn Sin-Lōo) is a 2017 Malaysian semi-autobiographical drama film directed and written by Saw Teong Hin, based on his stage play. The film, set in 1970s Penang,[2] is the first Malaysian film that is entirely in Penang Hokkien.[3] The film's Chinese name, 海墘新路 (Hái-Kînn Sin-Lōo), refers to a Hokkien nickname for Victoria Street in George Town, Penang.

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  2. ^ a b Shackleton, Liz (12 February 2017). "Good Move picks up Malaysian drama 'You Mean The World To Me'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ Bissme S (21 April 2017). "A family affair". The Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2017.