Movies: Boo Junfeng

An emotive anthology by seven of Singapore's most illustrious filmmakers, celebrating SG50 through the lives and stories of Singaporeans. Directed by Eric Khoo, Jack Neo, K. Rajagopal, Royston Tan, Tan Pin Pin, Boo Junfeng, Kelvin Tong....

En is an 18-year-old who has lost his father to cancer. As his family is drawn together in a sudden tragedy, he has to decide what he believes in. But in a country where ideologies are forged on constantly shifting sands, he struggles to stay true to...

Johnny, a popular megachurch pastor, adopts Chinese Confucian values into his sermons and performs Shaolin-esque stunts as testimony of his strength from God. When Johnny becomes infatuated with Yang, his new disciple, it disturbs those around John...

A former military officer makes a film about a man he encountered in Tanjong Rhu, a secluded cruising ground....

When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned chief executioner Rahim. Aiman's desire to become the hangman's apprentice is not only professional but ...

Seven young directors from Singapore produce a cinematic cadavre exquis....

The year is 1985. The first cases of AIDS have been found in Singapore. With so much stigma attached to the disease and so little information available, health worker Iris Verghese has no way of knowing what her patients are going through. So when on...

From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore’s film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful. Recollecting Singapore’s famed studios in the 1950s to...

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A boy returns to Singapore from his studies in Europe, two days before he is enlisted into the army. A sensitive depiction of an 18-year-old’s struggle between national duties and personal liberty....

A boy with a hidden life and a mother desperately trying to reach out....

When Sergio’s little sister asks him for the definition of sex, he revisits a memory from years ago, in which he discovers a secret in his family....