本片以上世纪六十年代的本地家庭为主轴，通过成员的际遇，带出早期的甘榜生活以及后来的组屋生活，剧情横跨数十年。 电影也将体现新加坡如何从一个以方言为主流语言的社会演变成华语到现今英语的过程，从中回顾流失的方言。它也会融入导演的许多亲身经历，并将安插多首怀旧歌曲。 After。the。1969。nationwide。floods,。Zhao。Di。takes。over。her。father's。family。farm。with。the。help。of。reformed。gangster。Ah。Long.。As。Singapore's。economy。prospers,。the。Singaporean。mindset。is。also。forced。to。change。with。the。times.。Osman。catches。his。teenage。son,。Ahmad。practicing。with。his。rock。band.。As。a。conservative。man,。Osman。believes。rock。music。will。have。a。negative。influence。on。Ahmad.。Father。and。son。argue。over。their。different。opinions,。causing。Ahmad。to。run。away.。Meanwhile,。Ah。Hee。and。Rani。decide。to。get。married.。But。their。traditional。parents。disapprove。of。their。marriage.。In。1977,。the。Government。begins。expropriating。land。for。redevelopment,。forcing。villagers。from。their。kampongs.。Licensed。farmland。owners,。such。as。Zhao。Di,。are。financially。compensated。for。their。land.。Ah。Kun,。Zhao。Di's。greedy。brother。accuses。Zhao。Di。and。Ah。Long。of。having。an。affair。to。tarnish。her。name。in。front。of。the。family.。In。the。midst。of。Ah。Kun's。persistent。accusations,。Zhao。Di's。health。takes。a。hit.。Will。Zhao。Di。be。able。to。keep。her。hard-earned。compensation。money?。What。will。become。of。her。family。if。Zhao。Di's。health。continues。to。deteriorate?。As。people。change。with。time,。will。the。kampong。spirit。remain?