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12 Lotus (2008)

12 Lotus poster
Original title
12莲花
Directed by
Royston Tan
Genre
romance, music, drama
Country
Singapore
Runtime
2h 01m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with heartbreak and family expectations in 1970s Singapore. She uses music and memory to cope with her past mistakes.

emotionalpoignantmelancholicvisually stylizedslow-burnnostalgicmusical

What happens

12 Lotus (Chinese: 十二莲花) is a 2008 Singaporean musical drama film written and directed by Royston Tan, starring Qi Yuwu, Liu Lingling and Mindee Ong. The film was released in theatres on 14 August 2008 and was screened at the 13th Busan International Film Festival in October 2008. The film performed poorly at the local box office, grossing S$983,000 against a budget of S$$1.5 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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