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15: The Movie

Country: Singapore, Language: Hokkien | Mandarin, 90 mins

  • Director: Royston Tan
  • Writer: Royston Tan
  • Producer: Tan Fong Cheng; Eric Khoo

CGiii Comment

As a short, it wasn't that bad.

As a feature....it is nothing short of an incredible assault on the senses - migraine inducing, head-splitting nausea will overcome you within minutes.

There is no story to speak of - just extremely vile  and unattractive teens doing vile things to themselves and others.

Tan's direction employs every gimmicky trick in the book.

Gimmicks do not make a film.

Courting controversy without point or precision is a definite recipe for disaster - and, this is a disaster.


Trailer...

 

The(ir) Blurb...

Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is the story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by the system and estranged from their parents and life in general, build their own world in which gangs, drugs, fighting, piercing, self-harm and suicide are common and brotherhood is important above all else. Presents the chaotic lives of these boys, living in the shadows of a sprawling metropolis and with only each other to rely on.

Cast & Characters

Melvin Chen;
Erick Chun;
Melvin Lee;
Vynn Soh;
Shaun Tan