Hunt for boy to star in first of its kind Penang Hokkien flick


Camera, lights, action: Doyle filming a scene for the trailer of You Mean the World to Me at the Tan Jetty in Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: The director of a movie touted as the first in the world to use Penang Hokkien is looking for a fresh face to play the lead role of a 10-year-old boy in You Mean the World to Me.

So if you know of a boy of about 10 who speaks good Penang Hokkien dialect, why not get him to take a shot at stardom?

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