Synopse
Anarchy in Singapore – a debut feature about cockiness, non-conformism and rebellion in a girl gang within an authoritarian system. At a strict girls’ school, Choo Xin Yu founds a gang with three other outsiders. Their clumsy efforts at rebellion, documented on video, reveal hidden wishes and expose the quiet violence of such institutions, which characterize growing-up in Singapore today. While the girls try to deal with their own and others’ ideas of their future, the film shows the spurious self-promotion of this economically successful country, which is bent on ensuring subordination to the national narrative by any means necessary.
Regie
Born in Singapore, SIYOU TANis a film-maker living in LA. She has made several short films, including Hello Ahma (2016), which was shown in Toronto and at the Berlinale, as well as Strawberry Cheesecake (2021), which had its premiere in Locarno. Amoeba is Tan’s first full-length film and had its world premiere in Toronto.
Akkreditiertenvorstellungen
02.10.2025 12:45 Uhr
Metropolis
Info
Original Title: Amoeba
Category: Feature
Version & Subtitles: English, Chinese OV with English subtitles
Section: Asiascope
Production country: Singapore, Netherlands, France, Spain, South Korea
Year of Production: 2025
Length: 98 min
Director: Siyou Tan
Screenplay: Siyou Tan
Cast/Protagonists: Ranice Tay, Nicole Lee, Lim Shi-An, Genevieve Tan, Jack Kao, Ng Mun Poh, Janice Koh, Jo Tan, Zelda Tatiana Ng, Doreen Toh
Producer: Fran Borgia
Production company: Akanga Film Asia Pte. Ltd.
Cinematography: Neus Ollé
Sound: Jaim Sahuleka
Editor: Félix Rehm
Production Design: Sam Manacsa
Costume Design: Sam Manacsa
World Sales: Diversion
Kontakt: Patitta Jittanont / Diversion
