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- Badminton player turned celebrity decides to immortalize himself and share his achievements in winning silver twice in the Olympics badminton event.
- Three friends faces family and financial problems. Their attempt to support each others plan falls apart when one friend cheated money from another two, Resulted in Financial loss. They must find solution and reconicle with eachother.
- In Taipei, the crippled scientist Hashimoto uses his invention of "Menger Sponge" to capture the energy of the spirit of a child in an old building. He invites the specialist in reading lips, Detective Tung, to join his research team that is studying the phenomenon to understand the movements of the lips of the ghost. Hashimoto is trying to disclose why the energy of the ghost does not dissipate, and Tung discovers the identity and the dramatic story of the boy. He was sick with tumors and was killed by his own mother and buried nearby a nuclear plant. Hashimoto deduces that the rage of the boy for his mother associated to the location where the body was buried were the reason to keep the energy. When the government decides to shutdown the research, Hashimoto becomes insane and takes the spirit with him.
- In a case that had the nation riveted and human rights organizations the world over up in arms due to the death sentence handed out to the accused, comes a tale about the lure of riches, power, eternal youth, beauty and the blood one must spill to achieve this.
- Two middle-aged fathers bond over their love for their daughters in this affecting dramedy about friendship in our golden years.
- Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by system.
- Cheong, a Chinese man, falls sick after a row with his neighbour. His wife Yan is desperately looking for a remedy to cure her husband. Throughout the journey, Yan endures strange encounters and unearthly experiences. Finally, Yan is convinced that she should seek help from the village shaman. Mysteries, legends and shamanism surround Yan with unknowns yet to be solved.
- 3 brothers living in Singapore, each leading a different lifestyle. They discover the deeper meanings in life as tragedies unfold, with comedy & tears along the way.
- Sunny has returned to Penang to shoot his new film about his family, without their knowledge. However he has run out of money and is struggling to shoot an essential scene. His sister, Hoon, comes by the film studio and discovers that he is shooting a warts and all film about their family. In the confrontation that follows, Sunny has an epiphany that illuminates and changes his perspective of his past.
- LONG LONG TIME AGO follows the trials and tribulations of a family from 1965 to the early 1970s. Their journey through the years from their humble kampong to a modern HDB flat, runs in parallel with Singapore's early growth. On 9 August 1965, Zhao Di (Aileen Tan) is driven from her husband's home. The same night, she gives birth to twins, Shun Fatt and Su-mei. Unfortunately, Su-mei is born with two moles on her face - a sign of misfortune for the family. Under her family's pressure, Zhao Di is forced to give Su-mei away. This is only the first of many challenges, but with Zhao Di's indomitable spirit, the family perseveres to make a better life for themselves. Over the years, the family witnesses every step of the nation's growth.
- A painfully shy noodle-shop owner and a prostitute have a chance encounter when destiny arrives in the form of a car accident.
- Welcome to 'Great World', Singapore's legendary amusement park. Where lovers cavorted in the 60s. Where Hollywood stars and cabaret girls partied in the 50s. Where bombs fell in the 40s. Acclaimed director Kelvin Tong brings Great World's colourful past to life in five interconnected stories.
- Director Tan Pin Pin examines the lost and forgotten archives of pre-1965 Singapore.
- In the Kelantan Chinese community, there is a belief that sleeping in a coffin can reverse your fortunes into something better. This film reveals, for the first time, the customs and taboos associated with this little-known tradition.
- The film is made up of three omnibus horror tales laced with Singaporean humour. In sequence, they are "Roadside Got Ghost", "Forest Got Ghost" and "House Got Ghost".
- Every family is supposed to gather for Chinese New Year. In "Homecoming" we follow various people between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur seeking, avoiding, enjoying or resisting their families.
- A travel documentary essay, interspersed with specially composed songs, about the early life and legacy of Chin Peng, exiled leader of the banned Communist Party of Malaya.
- A truck driver falls in love with, and is rejected by, a white-collar career woman. Competition arrives from a dashing male colleague.
- After the 1969 nationwide floods, Zhao Di takes over her father's family farm with the help of reformed gangster Ah Long. As Singapore's economy prospers, the Singaporean mindset is also forced to change with the times. Osman catches his teenage son, Ahmad practicing with his rock band. As a conservative man, Osman believes rock music will have a negative influence on Ahmad. Father and son argue over their different opinions, causing Ahmad to run away. Meanwhile, Ah Hee and Rani decide to get married. But their traditional parents disapprove of their marriage. In 1977, the Government begins expropriating land for redevelopment, forcing villagers from their kampongs. Licensed farmland owners, such as Zhao Di, are financially compensated for their land. Ah Kun, Zhao Di's greedy brother accuses Zhao Di and Ah Long of having an affair to tarnish her name in front of the family. In the midst of Ah Kun's persistent accusations, Zhao Di's health takes a hit. Will Zhao Di be able to keep her hard-earned compensation money? What will become of her family if Zhao Di's health continues to deteriorate? As people change with time, will the kampong spirit remain?
- Money and family ties come into conflict on New Year's Eve when CuiYing's younger sister, Huang CuiNa, drops by, demanding repayment of a debt. The ensuing commotion prompts CuiYing's elder son, Jian FanCheng, to call the police, and the entire family ends up spending New Year's Eve at the police station.
- Ten years after an elderly couple takes a special portrait with their absent son who lives overseas, their yearning grows into a habit where long distance phone calls and mundane repetitions are temporary remedies to a complex longing.
- Moo is a 49 year old taxi driver who is still single. He encounters the young eccentric Moon, and takes an interest. Meanwhile his best friend and colleague is also trying to find love.
- In parts of Asia each year, during the seventh lunar month, it is believed that the gates of Hell are opened and all the souls are set free to wander the Earth. At this time, many spirits roam around trying to fulfill their past needs, wants and desires. These are the "hungry ghosts".
- The story revolves around the lives of five teenage girls in Singapore, between 14 and 17 years of age from different family backgrounds. It tells of their experiences during this rebellious phase of their lives, when they seek to assert their independence from family, school and society. They do so by forming a gang and living by the rules of the Gang. They hang out at discos for fun, fight with other gangs when their interests are threatened and steal for a living.
- The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was once considered as the expansive tidal flats connecting the Dadu and Zhuoshui River estuaries in southeastern Taiwan as one of Asia's most significant wetland areas and this area was once one of Taiwan's most important bird habitats. But the passage of time has increasingly distanced the local fishing villages from the sea and its sustenance.
- In 2002, WANG and his girlfriend met up at a bridge to discuss the breakup, but then she accidentally fell off the bridge and died. WANG asked a friend to call an ambulance, while his girlfriend's parents later accused them of murder. They weren't prosecuted until a witness claimed the two of them threw the victim off the bridge. Thirteen years later, Taiwan Innocence Project decided to take on the case as there was no evidence apart from that altered witness testimony. In the face of many lingering doubts, what should one believe?