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12 Storeys
French film poster
Directed by Eric Khoo Written by
James Toh
Produced by Brian Hong Starring Jack Neo Cinematography Yoke Weng Ho Edited by Jasmine Ng Kin Kia Music by Kevin Mathews
Release date
12 June 1997 (1997-06-12 )
Running time
105 minutes Country Singapore Languages English
12 Storeys or Shí'èr lóu in Mandarin) is a 1997 Singaporean drama film written and directed by Eric Khoo . It features an ensemble cast of Jack Neo , Koh Boon Pin and Quan Yi Fong . It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival .[1]
The film follows a day in the lives of several households living within the same HDB block.
A soup vendor called Ah Gu is having a hard time dealing with his Mainland Chinese wife, Lily. San San, an overweight loner, is haunted by her feelings of isolation and the memory of her deceased mother. Meng, Trixie and Tee are siblings left to their own devices when their parents go on holiday.
Reception [ edit ]
Derek Elley of Variety [3] Time Out [4]
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it "is widely regarded to have contributed to the revitalisation of local cinema".[5]
References [ edit ]
^ Elley, Derek (13 June 1997). "Review: '12 Storeys' . Variety . Retrieved 2 April 2016 .
^ "12 Storeys" . Time Out . Retrieved 2 April 2016 .
^ Heng, Janice (21 December 2015). "Diplomatic missions screening Singapore films in cultural push" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 2 April 2016 .
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