Four felons walk into a halfway house. What could go wrong? Literally everything.
The story of four ex-cons struggling to reintegrate into society – Tiger is a former gangster who took the rap for his boss Blackie; Mad Dog is a serial criminal who has apparently been convicted of every single offence in the Penal Code except for 'unnatural sex'; Panther was betrayed by his partner during a robbery attempt; while Jian Ren was a soon-to-be groom convicted of sex with an underage prostitute during his bachelor's night party.
Acting
Veteran Wang Lei steals every scene as unhinged Mad Dog.
Writing
Balances Penal Code jokes with genuine desperation.
Direction
Ivan Ho's local authenticity over Hollywood polish.
Director
Ivan Ho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Singapore's yellow ribbon movement inspired this rare local comedy about ex-offenders, released when societal stigma remained brutal.
Mad Dog's encyclopedic crime recital — Wang Lei reportedly improvised portions, drawing from decades playing Singapore's everyman underbelly.
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