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Ma, I Love You (Chinese: 真爱好妈) is a Malaysian comedy-drama film by Chiu Keng Guan. The film tells the story of

The film cast includes Ong Ai Leng, Hazell Siow, Phei Yong, Loh Lai Kan and Felina Cheah.

it centres around a mother and daughter at odds with the younger woman’s decision to study abroad.

The film is released on 22 January 2023 in cinemas in Malaysia. It is one of the four 2023 Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese New Year films, including Little Sunshine (Malaysia), What! The Heist and The King of Musang King (Malaysia-Singapore).

-- tells the story of single mother Bee Ling who’s very protective of her daughter Qiqi.

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Synopsis
All Kiki wants to do is break free from her mom Mei Ling, but what happens when Mei Ling is willing to move countries just to be with her daughter?

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Single mother Bee Ling and her daughter Qi Qi. For Bee Ling,

life is perfect. Qi Qi is everything to her, until she finds out Qi Qi’s secret plan to study abroad in France, all by herself.

Feeling betrayed by her own daughter, Bee Ling resolves to stop Qi Qi’s dreams from coming true.

What would Bee Ling do, and would Qi Qi be able to fulfill her dreams?

-- tells the story of single mother Bee Ling who’s very protective of her daughter Qiqi.

After discovering that Qiqi plans to escape her overbearing clutches by studying abroad in France, Bee Ling resorts to extreme ways to stay by her daughter’s side.

-- When Mei Ling discovers that her daughter Kiki wants to further her studies in France, she takes it upon herself to learn French and earns more money so that she could accompany Kiki.

-- It follows the relationship between a single mother, Ling and her daughter, Qiqi. Conflict arises when Ling finds out Qiqi’s plan to secretly leave Malaysia in a bid to escape her mother’s overbearing clutches.

-- While there’s no doubt she loves her only daughter Qiqi (Ong Ai Leng), she is somewhat of a “helicopter parent”.

Qiqi, on the cusp of adulthood and wanting to make a life for herself, decides to keep her overseas plans a secret. But Bei Ling soon stumbles across them and, suffice to say, doesn’t take it well.

Thus begins the conflict between an overbearing mother and a child desperate to escape her grasp.

-- is unable to let go

--This is a story about an over-protective single mother Mei Ling, unexpectedly discovers her daughter Qiqi’s secret plan to escape her overbearing clutches by leaving Malaysia after completed high school and study in France. Shocked by the news Mei Ling sets about with plans to sabotage her daughter’s dreams. After several vain attempts, Mei Ling decided that “if you can’t beat me you join me”, so she learns French and tags along… Will Qiqi make it all the way to France?

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--The story follows Bee Ling, (played by Ong Ai Leng) a single mom, and her daughter, Qi Qi (played by Siow Li Xuan). Unsurprisingly, the pair are very close. Bee Ling's whole world is Qi Qi and controls almost every aspect of her life.

Bee Ling’s world is turned upside down after Qi Qi’s 18th birthday when she finds out that her daughter has harboured a secret desire to move to France to further her studies and things come to a head when she confronts Qi Qi about her application to study overseas.

Feeling betrayed by the daughter she thought she knew so well, Bee Ling begins to spiral and makes selfish decisions in her attempt to keep her daughter close.

-When the time is right, you have to let go

Cast

 * Ong Ai Leng, as Bee Ling, mother
 * Hazell Siow Li Xuan, as Qiqi, daughter
 * Phei Yong
 * Loh Lai Kan, as grandmother
 * Felina Cheah
 * Ashlyn Yip Wen Jia
 * Crystal Woon Xin Yu

Release
The film is directed by Malaysian director Chiu Keng Guan "Chiu", who has directed several popular CNY films Tiger Woohoo (2010), Great Day (2011), and audience hit films The Journey (2014) and Ola Bola (2016). His recent works includes Think Big Big (2018) and Chinese film On Your Mark (2021). The film is a production of Astro Shaw. The film explores mother-daughter relationship.

known for his heartwarming storytelling family drama genres.