Defining the pursuit of happiness through a mathematical formula, or relying on an AI and on the big data analysis to make life decisions seems to be a trending subject explored in recent films; “Hot Soup”, “AI Love K-Drama”. to name few. While this phenomenon speaks volumes about how unhappy we are becoming, it can also be – like in the case of “Tiong Bharu Social Club” – a whimsical starting point for a discussion over the role of community and personal priorities.
Tiong Bahru Social Club screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival
We meet the protagonist Ah Bee (Thomas Pang) on his last day of job as a clerk, surrounded by piles of colourful paperwork. A reserved young man of 30, he still lives with his mum Mui (Goh Guat Kian) in a tall apartment block. The two have a loving and tender bond but it’s time for Ah Bee to...
Tiong Bahru Social Club screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival
We meet the protagonist Ah Bee (Thomas Pang) on his last day of job as a clerk, surrounded by piles of colourful paperwork. A reserved young man of 30, he still lives with his mum Mui (Goh Guat Kian) in a tall apartment block. The two have a loving and tender bond but it’s time for Ah Bee to...
- 3/16/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Vanguard will release the 2009 mystery-drama film Here, by Singapore-based writer/director Ho Tzu Nyen, on DVD on June 21.
A mental hospital is the setting for Ho Tzu Nyen's mystery-drama Here.
In the movie, He Zhiyuan (John Low), a middle-age man who is struggling to make sense of his reality following the sudden death of his wife, loses the will to speak and is interned at the Island Mental Hospital. There he meets a kleptomaniac named Beatrice (Jo Tan), with whom he forms an inexplicable bond. As he adjusts to life within, He Zhiyuan is selected for an experimental treatment, which, using video therapy, forces him to confront the devastating truth behind his past, present, and future.
Presented in English, Ho Tzu Nyen’s first feature film premiered as part of the Director’s Fortnight lineup at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. It’s premiering in the U.S. on DVD.
A mental hospital is the setting for Ho Tzu Nyen's mystery-drama Here.
In the movie, He Zhiyuan (John Low), a middle-age man who is struggling to make sense of his reality following the sudden death of his wife, loses the will to speak and is interned at the Island Mental Hospital. There he meets a kleptomaniac named Beatrice (Jo Tan), with whom he forms an inexplicable bond. As he adjusts to life within, He Zhiyuan is selected for an experimental treatment, which, using video therapy, forces him to confront the devastating truth behind his past, present, and future.
Presented in English, Ho Tzu Nyen’s first feature film premiered as part of the Director’s Fortnight lineup at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. It’s premiering in the U.S. on DVD.
- 4/24/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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