The Leap Years

The Leap Years (2008)

A promise to meet every four years.

Li-Ann, a dreamer, is a strong believer of the soul mate theory and rejects all men, especially her best friend KS, until she falls in love with Jeremy, at first sight. They tour Chinatown, Singapore, together on February 29, 1980. Unfortunately, she is heartbroken when he tells her he is engaged. He decides to make up to her by meeting her at the same time, same place, every leap year. Their love spans 20 years, as they realize the pain of love until they take the leap of faith...and the leap of love...

Date of release
2008-02-29
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Romance
Director
Jean Yeo

Casting

Interesting facts

The Leap Years is a Singaporean film produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, based on the novella Leap of Love by the author Catherine Lim. The production for the film started in 2005, and the film was initially to be released in December 2005 release. It was released on February 29, 2008 in Singapore, grossing over S$1 million at the box office, making it Singapore's highest-grossing local English-language film.

Production

The story involving Joan Chen is not part of the novella. According to director Jean Yeo, it was added as a marketing decision to get Chen involved, as her presence could help with the distribution of the film. It was shot separately, and the 9 minutes of Chen's part was shot by the second unit director.

Wong's husband Allan Wu makes a very brief cameo appearance as Danny, the husband of Kim (Paula Malai Ali), during Li-Ann's second leap year of meeting Jeremy.

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