Singapore Film Database
Snow in Midsummer《五月雪》
Directed by
Chong Keat Aun
Year
Runtime
2023
126 minutes
Genre
Drama, History
Language
Cantonese, Hokkien, Malay, Mandarin
Synopsis
Snow in Midsummer is set in Kuala Lumpur at two different periods of time: first on May, 13, 1969, and then, on May 13, 2018; it revolves around Ah Eng, a young man, and his mother who lose contact with the father and brother of the first amid political riots, in the first part, and, in a second chapter, the remembrance of this moment 49 years later.
Producer(s)
Wong Kew Soon, Chow Wai Thong, Gene Yao, Jennifer Jao
Produced by
SunStrong Entertainment, August Pictures, Janji Pictures, Swallow Wings Films, Southern Islet Pictures
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Wan Fang, Pearlly Chua, Rexen Cheng, Pauline Tan, Peter Yu, Alvin Wong
Tags
Political Riots, Father, Brother, Time, Self-Reflexive, Film, Cinema, Theatre, Staging, Performance, Rituals