''Love Cuts'' ( zh, 割爱) is a 2010 Singaporean

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film directed by Gerald Lee. Commissioned by the

Health Promotion Board The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health of the Government of Singapore. It was established in 2001 to act as the main driver for national health promotion and disease prevention programmes. School H ...

of Singapore to encourage women of a certain age to get screened regularly for

breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...

, the film is among the first

message film A social problem film is a narrative film that integrates a larger social conflict into the individual conflict between its characters. In the context of the United States and of Hollywood, the genre is defined by fictionalized depictions of soci ...

s to be released in mainstream cinemas in Singapore. It revolves around two women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, and how their loved ones respond with support and understanding while coping with their own fears of losing them. It stars

Zoe Tay Zoe Tay Hui Gek (born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie". To date, Tay has received four Star Awards for Best Actress. Early life Tay is the s ...

and

Kenny Ho Kenny Ho Kar-king (born 29 December 1959) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was best known for his role as Zhan Zhao in the Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese television series '' Justice Bao'' from 1993 to 2012, and is also known for his roles in ...

Cast

Main and supporting

as Sissy Chang *

as Chan Wai Mun * Regene Lim as Mabel Chan * Edwin Goh as Howard Chan * Christy Yow as Kristie Kong *

Zhu Xiufeng Zhu Xiufeng (born Choo Siew Fong in 1943 or 1944) is a Singaporean actress whose acting career spans more than six decades. She has performed on stage, in films and television. She has also worked as a screenwriter, a film company publicity m ...

as Sissy's mother * Lin Ruping as Lady boss * Chen Zhiguang as Chinese restaurant boss * Choo Hoh Kin as Chemotherapy doctor * Wen Guoxian as Love 97.2FM DJ * Renee Ye as Love 97.2FM DJ

Special appearances

Allan Wu Allan Wu (born June 11, 1972) is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor, host, VJ (media personality), VJ and model. He is best known for being the host of 3 different editions of the popular reality game show, ''The Amazing Race (franchise) ...

as Timothy Tang * Desmond Tan as Young customer * Andy Lee as Stylist * Jalyn Han as Food delivery lady *

Huang Shinan Huang Shi Nan (born 23 May 1961) is a Singaporean actor, host, amateur singer, entrepreneur. Huang is a former Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the ...

as Disgruntled customer *

Zhu Houren Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religiou ...

as Sissy's doctor

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * 2010 films Singaporean drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films Films about cancer {{Singapore-film-stub