Ah Boys to Men (2012)

Original title

新兵正传

Directed by

Jack Neo

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Singapore

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young men go through Singapore's mandatory National Service boot camp. They face physical challenges and form bonds as they adjust to military life.

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What happens

Ah Boys to Men (simplified Chinese: 新兵正传; traditional Chinese: 新兵正傳; pinyin: xīnbīng zhèngzhuàn; Wade–Giles: Hsin1 Ping1 Cheng4 Chuan4; lit. 'Recruits' True Biography') is a 2012 Singaporean military comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, written by Neo and Link Sng. It stars Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Noah Yap, Wang Weiliang, Ridhwan Azman, Aizuddiin Nasser, Charlie Goh and Tosh Zhang in the first installment. The film revolves around a group of army recruits under National Service in Singapore. Neo had wanted to shoot an army-themed film since his time under military service, but could not find a suitable chance to do so. The Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) approached Neo to create a film with footage from 2010 documentary Every Singaporean Son. Neo decided to develop a new script instead, and received equipment and consultants from MINDEF for filming. Filming took 70 days from July to September 2012. Ah Boys to Men is the first movie to film in Pulau Tekong, the site of the Basic Military Training Centre, and the first Asian film to feature Dolby Atmos surround sound. The film's theme song, "Recruits' Anthem" was written and composed by one of the cast, Tosh Zhang. The film was released in Singapore on 8 November 2012. It became the highest-grossing Singaporean film of 2012, and the highest-grossing Singaporean film at record until Ah Boys to Men 2 earned more at the box office in February 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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