Confinement (Chinese: 陪月) is a 2023 Singaporean psychological thriller film written and directed by Kelvin Tong.[3] It stars Rebecca Lim and Cynthia Koh.[4] 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.[5]
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.
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.[7][8][9]
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[10][11]
