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Лин преподает китайский в сингапурской старшей школе, где её предмет считается не слишком важным. Отношения с мужем ни к черту, брак разваливается из-за того, что Лин на протяжении многих лет так и не смогла зачать ребенка. Странная дружба с учеником помогает ей снова почувствовать себя женщиной.
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Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a young father who receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied. The last story is about a visiting professor from overseas who sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.
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During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
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The Reunion Dinner depicts one Singaporean family’s celebration of Chinese New Year from the 1960s to present day. They may adapt their traditions to the country’s modernisation, but this does not change: celebrating with loved ones over a shared meal.
