Confinement (Chinese: 陪月) is a 2023 Singaporean psychological thriller film written and directed by Kelvin Tong. It stars Rebecca Lim and Cynthia Koh. The plot follows a first-time mother (Lim) who starts experiencing strange occurrences in her house when she hires a confinement nanny (Koh) to look after her and her newborn baby for a month. The film was released in theatres on 19 October 2023.
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Synopsis
A pregnant painter moves into a temporary lodging and begins experiencing inexplicable incidents in the house when a confinement nanny is hired to take care of her and her newborn child.
Cast
Rebecca Lim as Wang Siling
Lynette Choo as young Siling
Cynthia Koh as Ah Qing
Jordan Voon as Professor Pan
Chai Zi as Mr Yan
Jae Liew as Mrs Yan
Daren Tan as Ben
Keith Lee as Weijie
Wong Zi Rui as Minmin
Chin Hsin Yao as toddler Minmin
Chloyen Lim as Ah Mei
Chow Wei as Tingting
Albert Lau as Psychologist
Liew May Lee as Confinement nanny
Jimmy as Xiaohei the black dog
Production
The film's budget was reported to be S$1.2–1.5 million. Filming took place in a mansion in Kuala Lumpur for 24 days and concluded in early March 2023.
Confinement is one of the four films Singapore production company Clover Films is working on with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, with the support of the Singapore Film Commission
