Archive for the ‘O’ Category

One Leg Kicking (2001)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Movie: One Leg Kicking (2001)

“A group of underdogs form an amateur football team to play in a local league. The prize for the winners: a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The team include a common man’s hero who raises his two children single-handedly after his wife passes away, an ex-con with major anger management problems, a lounge singer struggling against his deadly nemesis – the karaoke machine, and a tender but tough tomboy. The story is built around the team struggle against the odds from no-hopers to title contenders. Through the game of football, the team learns not just sportsmanship, but life lessons that help them to mature as individuals, and ultimately, help each other to become better human beings. Written by L.H. Wong {lhw@sfs.org.sg}”

  • Director: Khoo Koh
  • Release Date: 14 November 2001 (Singapore)
  • Run Time: 90 min
  • Country: Singapore
  • Genre: Comedy , Sport

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One Last Dance (2005)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Movie: One Last Dance (2005)

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  • Director: Max Makowski
  • Release Date: 11 January 2007 (Singapore)
  • Country: Singapore
  • Genre: Action , Comedy , Romance , Crime
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Trivia: The film premiered in Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2006.

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The Olive Depression (2008)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Movie: The Olive Depression (2008)

“The Olive Depression documents the weeks before a teenage boy enters military service He is determined not to mentally accept what is required of him by law. He opts to prepare himself by maintaining his melancholy about something against what it means to be human. However, seeing the depression of his best friend who enters the army before him and the worry of his parents lead him to question his principles. As he strives not to succumb to the government’s world view, he finds it increasingly difficult to be contented and sad at the same time. Written by Anonymous”

  • Director: Joshua Lim
  • Release Date: 13 February 2009 (Singapore)
  • Run Time: 88 min
  • Country: Singapore
  • Genre: Drama

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Old Woman (2005)

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Movie: Old Woman (2005)

“An old woman about to kill herself finds a baby abandoned outside her home. She takes the baby home. But just as she finds a new purpose in life, a social worker turns up with the baby’s natural mother and takes the baby away. The old woman is left alone again. Written by Lau Chee Nien”

  • Director: Chee Nien Lau
  • Run Time: Singapore:17 min
  • Country: Singapore
  • Genre: Short , Drama

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