Description |
1 online resource (88 min.) |
Summary |
A young Malay girl befriends an ostracized Chinese boy and embarks on a quest for independence to protect their secret and fragile world. In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh institution where she befriends an ostracized boy, Huat. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away the afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years. With its sensitive imagery and honest performances, this delicate coming of age film recalls memories of childhood within a swiftly evolving city-state |
Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017) |
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Editor, Jeffrey McMahon |
Credits |
Director of photography, Joseph White |
Cast |
Nameera Ashley, Chengyue Cai, Hanisah |
Notes |
In English and Malay |
Subject |
School children -- Singapore
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Coming of age -- Singapore
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Friendship -- Singapore
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Coming of age.
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Friendship.
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School children.
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Singapore.
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Genre/Form |
Coming-of-age films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Coming-of-age films.
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Films de fiction.
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Films de passage à l'âge adulte.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Chen-Hsi, Wong, director, producer
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Add Oil Films Pte Ltd, production company
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