AH, GIRL (TIFF 2026) – Review by Rachel West
Ah Girl, the feature film debut of Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, is a tender and bittersweet tale of childhood in 1990s Singapore. Drawing on her own upbringing and childhood memories for the script, Priscilla centres her story on Swee Swee (Xuan Jing Ong), a plucky seven-year-old navigating the separation of her carefree but disengaged parents alongside her younger sister, Ah Tian (Sydney Wong). Nicknamed “Ah Girl” at home, Swee Swee’s personality shines through from her first moments on screen. She is weird, she is fun, she is expressive, and she is lonely.
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