7 Letters

7 Letters
7 Letters
	Film poster
Directed by	Eric Khoo (segment "Cinema"); Boo Junfeng (segment "Parting"); Jack Neo (segment "That Girl"); Kelvin Tong (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"); K. Rajagopal (segment "The Flame"); Tan Pin Pin (segment "Pineapple Town"); Royston Tan (segment "Bunga Sayang");
Written by	Eric Khoo; Boo Junfeng; Jack Neo; Ivan Ho; Kelvin Tong; K Rajagopal; Tan Pin Pin; Royston Tan;
Produced by	Karen Khoo-Toohey
Cinematography	Michael Zaw (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"); Hideoho Urata (segment "Parting" and "The Flame"); Brian McDairmant (segment "Pineapple Town"); Alan Yap (segment "Bunga Sayang"); Harris Hue (segment "That Girl")
Edited by	Yim Mun Chong (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"); Christopher Datugan (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"); Tammy Quah (segment "Bunga Sayang"); Fran Borgia (segment "The Flame"); Brian Gothong Tan (segment "Cinema")
Music by	Ricky Ho; Ting Si Hao and Joe Ng (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"); Matt Kelly (segment "Parting"); Dick Lee (segment "Bunga Sayang")
Production; company	Chuan Pictures
Distributed by	Golden Village Pictures
Release date	24 July 2015;
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	Malay; Hokkien; Mandarin; Tamil; English
Box office	US$$232,027 (Singapore)

7 Letters is a 2015 Singaporean anthology drama film directed by seven different directors. It comprises seven short stories celebrating Singapore's 50th anniversary.^[2] The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.^[3]

Cast

"Cinema"

Nadiah M.Din as The Actress
David Chua as Fan Fan Law
Aric Hidir Amin as Slim Villager
Faizal Abdullah as Round Villager
Hamidah Jalil as Older Actress
Lim Poh Huat as Pontianak
Juliette Binoche as Lady at Cavenagh Bridge (special appearance)

"That Girl"

Yan Li Xuan as Caiyun
Josmen Lum as Ah Shun
Brien Lee as Ah Fa
Sebastian Ng as Ah Cai

"The Flame"

T. Sasitharan as Father
Nithiyia Rao as Leela
N. Vighnesh as Mani
Fatin Amira as Helper

"Bunga Sayang"

Ray Tan Liang Yu as Little Boy
J. Rosmini as Makcik
Faith Denning as Teacher

"Pineapple Town"

Lydia Look as Ning
Nickson Cheng as Kang
Rexy Tong as Michelle (Baby)
Rianne Lee as Michelle (6 Years Old)
Anne James as Sumathi
Yoo Ah Min as Ah Gek
Karen Lim as Kim Leng
Rachel Tay as Birth Mum

"Parting"

J.A. Halim as Ismail
Cheryl Tan as Swee Choo
Khalid Omar as Train Conductor
Jonathan Sim as Immigration Officer
Nickson Cheng as Duty Officer
Desmond Tay Thong Nam as Taxi Driver
Angel Yeung as Woman on Bus
Ashmi Roslan as Young Ismail
Daryl Toh as Flag-day Boy
Vivian Lim as Shop Assistant

"GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"

Zhang Jin Hua as Grandma
Zheng Geping as Son
Hong Huifang as Daughter-in-law
Hazelle Teo as Granddaughter
Rey Phua as Grandson
Mok Tye Par as Grandpa

Source :^[4]

Reception

Maggie Lee of Variety called the film "uneven but mostly poignant".^[4] Joanne Soh of The New Paper rated it 4/5 stars and wrote that it "truly is a passion project that will strike a chord with the older generation".^[5] John Lui of My Paper rated it 4.5/5 stars and wrote that the film's quality is good enough to call for a reassessment of assumptions about government-funded art.^[6]

Time Out Singapore selected it as the best Singaporean film of 2015.^[7]

Controversy

In January 2016, the film was flagged by Malaysian censors before it was due to screen at the Titian Budaya Festival. A successful appeal was made by the organiser, CultureLink, against the cuts for the vulgar phrase in Cantonese, "curse your whole family", in Jack Neo’s segment of the omnibus.^[8]

References

^ "7 Letters". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Chan, Boon (8 October 2015). "One film for Singapore's 50th year from seven top local directors, including Eric Khoo and Jack Neo". Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ Chan, Boon (8 October 2015). "7 Letters is Singapore's entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category". Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Maggie (30 September 2015). "Film Review: '7 Letters'". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Soh, Joanne (5 August 2015). "7 Letters (PG)". The New Paper. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Lui, John (23 July 2015). "7 beautiful stories, 1 little red dot". My Paper. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Lee, Benita; Pew, Gwen (25 November 2015). "Best of the arts 2015". Time Out. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Chua, Genevieve (4 January 2016). "Malaysian censors take issue with Singapore films". MediaCorp. TODAY. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

External links

7 Letters at IMDb

[1] "7 Letters". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[anniversary-2] Chan, Boon (8 October 2015). "One film for Singapore's 50th year from seven top local directors, including Eric Khoo and Jack Neo". Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[Singapore-3] Chan, Boon (8 October 2015). "7 Letters is Singapore's entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category". Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[Variety-4] Lee, Maggie (30 September 2015). "Film Review: '7 Letters'". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[5] Soh, Joanne (5 August 2015). "7 Letters (PG)". The New Paper. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[6] Lui, John (23 July 2015). "7 beautiful stories, 1 little red dot". My Paper. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[7] Lee, Benita; Pew, Gwen (25 November 2015). "Best of the arts 2015". Time Out. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[8] Chua, Genevieve (4 January 2016). "Malaysian censors take issue with Singapore films". MediaCorp. TODAY. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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7 Letters
Film poster
Directed by	Eric Khoo (segment "Cinema") Boo Junfeng (segment "Parting") Jack Neo (segment "That Girl") Kelvin Tong (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") K. Rajagopal (segment "The Flame") Tan Pin Pin (segment "Pineapple Town") Royston Tan (segment "Bunga Sayang")
Written by	Eric Khoo Boo Junfeng Jack Neo Ivan Ho Kelvin Tong K Rajagopal Tan Pin Pin Royston Tan
Produced by	Karen Khoo-Toohey
Cinematography	Michael Zaw (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Hideoho Urata (segment "Parting" and "The Flame") Brian McDairmant (segment "Pineapple Town") Alan Yap (segment "Bunga Sayang") Harris Hue (segment "That Girl")
Edited by	Yim Mun Chong (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Christopher Datugan (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Tammy Quah (segment "Bunga Sayang") Fran Borgia (segment "The Flame") Brian Gothong Tan (segment "Cinema")
Music by	Ricky Ho Ting Si Hao and Joe Ng (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Matt Kelly (segment "Parting") Dick Lee (segment "Bunga Sayang")
Production company	Chuan Pictures
Distributed by	Golden Village Pictures
Release date	24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	Malay Hokkien Mandarin Tamil English
Box office	US$$232,027 (Singapore)^[1]