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62% Rotten Tomatoes Screenplay by Loo Zihan Initial release 18 April 2007 Screenplay Zihan Loo | 6.9/10 IMDb Directed by Kan LumeLoo Zihan Music by Darren Ng Directors Zihan Loo, Kan Lume Music director Darren Ng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Florence AngGerald Herman Based on Untitledby Kan LumeLoo Zihan Starring Lim Yu-BengLoo ZihanGoh Guat Kian Cast Zihan Loo, Lim Yu-Beng, Peishan Chiew, Guat Kian Goh Producers Florence Ang, Gerald Herman Similar Devil and the Deep, Galose stastia, Flower in the Pocket, Short Circuits, La devoradora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Solos at afi fest 2007 presented by audi
Solos is a 2007 Singaporean drama film directed by Kan Lume and Loo Zihan, written by Loo, and starring Lim Yu-Beng, Loo, and Goh Guat Kian. It is based on a short film by Kan and Loo. The film features no dialogue and recounts the relationships between a boy (Loo), his mother (Goh), and his older lover (Lim). It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival after being pulled from the Singapore International Film Festival when the Singaporean government demanded cuts.
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Plot
A boy carries on an illicit affair with his schoolteacher while becoming more distanced from his mother. As the boy and his older lover also become more distanced over time, the boy breaks off the relationship, and his lover becomes distraught.
Cast
Production
The film was loosely based on co-director Loo's experiences. Loo had been in a relationship with an older man while he was a teenager. The relationship ended after Loo grew in a direction different his lover. Loo said that Singapore's anti-gay laws were not a major concern during filming, as other illegal behavior is regularly depicted in film. It is based on Untitled, a short film by Loo and Kan.
Release
Solos was intended to premiere at the Singapore International Film Festival. After the Singaporean government cut the film, it was pulled from competition and given a jury-only screening. It premiered instead at the Busan International Film Festival.
Reception
Robert Koehler of Variety wrote, "The film's achievement lies in its ability to imply complex entanglements and shifting emotional states without a shred of language." Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter compared it to a student film that overuses technique. Twitch Film called it "a worthy addition" to Singapore's cinema.