A sweet little film. Very sweet, even. Royston Tan is the kind of film maker who doesn’t worry about boundaries or good taste. He likes going over the top. Here the love between a mother and her child is made so sweet and the pictures so polished that it must have been done on purpose.
Also in this combined programme
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May
An elderly woman is forced to work as a cleaner after her husband dies. A small-scale, socially realistic drama about loss of face.
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It’s Not Raining Outside
Remember that Indonesia is a country with limitations and censorship. So look how a young film maker manages to get a man and woman into a hotel ro
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Four Boys, White Whiskey and Grilled Mouse
Are sneaky activities fun when there is nobody to check up on you? Four teenagers use a small hut in the middle of a rice paddy as a pub.
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One Day in June
Two lonely women both spend this June day in their own way. A melancholy story told in long, poetic shots.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Malaysia, Singapore
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 15"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
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