12 Storeys
12 Storeys (十二樓 or Shí'èr lóu in Mandarin) is a 1997 Singaporean drama film directed by Eric Khoo and starring Jack Neo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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| Directed by | Eric Khoo |
| Produced by | Brian Hong |
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| Starring | Jack Neo |
| Music by | Kevin Mathews |
| Cinematography | Yoke Weng Ho |
| Edited by | Jasmine Ng Kin Kia |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English Mandarin |
Premise
The film focuses on the troubled lives of several people living in the same building. A soup vendor called Ah Gu is having a hard time dealing with his money-hungry wife, Lily. Nearby, young children are forced to raise their even younger siblings due to parental neglect.
Cast
- Jack Neo as Ah Gu
- Koh Boon Pin as Meng
- Quan Yi Fong (credited as Chuang Yi Fong) as Lily
- Lum May Yee as Trixie
- Lucilla Teoh as San San
- Ritz Lim as Spirit
- Roderick Lim as Tee
- Ronald Toh Chee Kong as Eddy
- Loy Lok Yee as Mother
- Tan Kheng Hua as Spirit's Mother
- Neo Swee Lin as Rachel
- Lim Kay Siu as Hawker
- Lim Kay Tong as Mark
Reception
Derek Elley of Variety wrote that the film's has "genuinely funny" moments, but its slow pacing "blunts the humor".[2] Time Out called it "witty and sophisticated stuff".[3]
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it "is widely regarded to have contributed to the revitalisation of local cinema".[4]
References
- "Festival de Cannes: 12 Storeys". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- Elley, Derek (13 June 1997). "Review: '12 Storeys'". Variery. 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.