Live Again (TV series)
| Live Again (天堂鸟) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Family drama |
| Written by | Su Yin |
| Starring |
Ivy Lee Phyllis Quek Shaun Chen Vivian Lai Chen Shucheng |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | He Fa Ming |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 |
| Original release | 13 November 2007 |
| External links | |
| [Live%20Again Website] | |
Live Again (Chinese: 天堂鸟) is a 2007 Singaporean Mandarin drama series which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The serial debuted on 13 November 2007. It consists of 20 episodes, and was originally screened on every weekday night at 9 pm.
The serial portrays the psychological and physical trauma experienced by victims of domestic violence.
It was broadcast again on 5 July 2008 from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm every weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
One night, in his drunken state once again, Du Xiangyi (Shaun Chen) beats up his wife, Han Qizhen (Ivy Lee). He becomes more and more violent with every incident. Qizhen is heart-broken; worn out emotionally and physically, and unable to bear with it any longer. She decides to take her daughter, Tongtong, away to Canada to look for her parents. Just before they manage to leave, Xiangyi discovers her plan. Furious, he starts hitting her and his brutal blows frighten Tongtong. Anxious to protect her daughter, Qizhen picks up a heavy object and hits Xiangyi at the back of his head. Thinking that she has killed him by accident, Qizhen panics and runs off to her good friend, Coco’s (Belinda Lee) home. They decide to go back to the Du family home before thinking about what to do. However, they find that Xiangyi’s body has gone missing!
Qizhen breathes easier now that she’s certain Xiangyi isn’t dead. To avoid harassment from Xiangyi, Qizhen moves to Coco’s place for the time being. However, her husband fails to re-appear after two weeks; neither has he rung anyone or turned up at his office. Qizhen begins to fret. Then, she receives a mysterious phone call, forcing her to agree to an appointment. It turns out that Da Tou Cai (Ye Shipin), their incorrigible gambler of a neighbour, has witnessed Qizhen ‘murdering’ Xiangyi and is now trying to blackmail her.
Revealed in flashbacks, Xiangyi had come to Singapore from Malaysia to forge a career in music. He used to be a songwriter who had attained some recognition for his work but unfortunately, things did not go according to his wishes. The record company he had hoped to work with had to close down because of financial problems. During this period, he met Qizhen, the woman who would change his destiny. In Qizhen’s eyes, Xiangyi was a cheerful and ambitious man who knew how to enjoy life as well. They fell in love and started a family together.
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