1965 (film)

1965
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Randy Ang
Daniel Yun
Produced by Daniel Yun
Ng Say Yong
Written by Andrew Ngin Chiang Meng
Randy Ang
Daniel Yun
Starring Qi Yuwu
Deanna Yusoff
Joanne Peh
James Seah
Sezairi Sezali
Mike Kasem
Lim Kay Tong
Music by Alex Oh
Cinematography Amandi Wong
Edited by Lawrence Ang
Production
company
Blue3 Pictures
mm2 Entertainment
Distributed by Blue3 Pictures
mm2 Entertainment
Shaw Organisation
Release date
  • July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30)
Running time
 130 minutes
Country Singapore
Language English
Mandarin
Malay
Budget S$2.8 million
Box office US$436,690[1]

1965 is a 2015 Singaporean historical thriller film directed by Randy Ang and co-directed by Daniel Yun. The film was released to commemorate Singapore's fifty years of independence. Released in cinemas on July 30, 2015. It stars Qi Yuwu, Deanna Yusoff, Joanne Peh, James Seah, Sezairi Sezali, Mike Kasem, and Lim Kay Tong as Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.

Plot

1965 is a dramatic thriller inspired on a part of Singapore's history. The film tells stories of immigrants and natives; how a group of people, divided by race, language and religion, saw their lives transformed by a moment in history. Their paths will cross and clash in race riots during the months leading to the separation from Malaysia, and to the independence of Singapore.

Cast

Production

The film was conceptualised in five years. The film shooting started in November 2014, with the biggest percentage shot in Batam, at various locations, and at Infinite Studios’ soundstages there.[2]

Initially Tony Leung Chiu-Wai would play the role of Lee Kuan Yew. However, many Singaporeans were against this, as there was the preference of having a Singaporean actor for this role. The role was given to Lim Kay Tong. David Lee of Singapore Film Society said that Lim "has the gravitas required of the role, and he's English-speaking as well".[3] Lim Kay Tong prepared for the role for several months and visited, at least five times a week, the National Archives of Singapore, to study Lee's audio and film clips.[4]

Music

The two songs that were written for the film were Sezairi Sezali's "Selamat Pagi" and Gentle Bones' "Sixty Five". The latter has been on the top of the iTunes Singapore song chart for at least four weeks.

Reception

John Lui of The Straits Times gave 1965 a 1.5 out of 5 stars. He said "it wants to be Important, with a capital I", and "it feels only slightly more relevant to the national birthday than a chicken bun with an SG50 sticker slapped on it."[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1965". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Loh, Genevieve (2 September 2014). "SG50 film 1965 to start filming in November". Today. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Ng, Gwen (8 October 2014). "Lim Kay Tong to play founding PM Lee Kuan Yew in the movie 1965". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Yip, Wai Yee (29 July 2015). "Challenge playing Lee Kuan Yew". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Lui, John (29 July 2015). "Singapore movie 1965 wants to be 'important' but falls far short". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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