Singapore Film Database
15
Directed by
Royston Tan
Year
Runtime
2003
90 minutes
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Language
Hokkien, Mandarin
Synopsis
The film stars three real-life juvenile gangsters, all aged 15, giving an accurate depiction of Chinese teenage gang-life in the Singapore suburbs. The 2003 film features two more gangsters as characters as well as a fight sequence with more affluent English-educated Singapore youths. Rather than scripting the movie or employing professional actors, Tan attempted to capture the troubled lives of his characters in realistic fashion, apparently without much prior scripting.
Producer(s)
Tan Fong Cheng, Eric Khoo
Produced by
Zhao Wei Films, Singapore Film Commission, 27 Productions
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Shaun Tan, Melvin Chen, Erick Chun, Vynn Soh, Melvin Lee
Tags
2003, Drama, Comedy, Teenage, Gangster, Youths