My Beloved Dearest

My Beloved Dearest (Malay: Sayang Disayang) is a 2013 Singaporean drama film directed by Sanif Olek.

[2] The film tells the story of the fractious relationship between Murni, a homesick Indonesian caregiver slash domestic helper and her crabby and disabled older Singaporean master, a widower named Pak Harun who sits on his wheelchair all day by the sliding glass door where the curtains are shut and seemingly waiting for someone to rescue him from his loneliness and helplessness.

Pak Harun resists all basic conversation with Murni and rudely expresses his dislike of the food that she serves him every day, including the traditional Nusantara dish sambal goreng.

[3] It was selected as Singapore's official 2015 entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

[15] It also represented Singapore at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards but was not nominated.