A single dad looks to give up drinking and his bartender job in order to impress his son and find work as a magician.
Acting
Francis Bosco, a real-life singer, brings raw unpolished authenticity.
Direction
Khoo captures Singapore's underbelly with quiet documentary-like intimacy.
Writing
Minimal dialogue lets silence do the heavy emotional lifting.
Director
Eric Khoo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Francis Bosco was a celebrated Singaporean getai singer with no acting experience; Khoo cast him after seeing his stage presence.
The film spotlights Singapore's working-class neighborhoods rarely seen in glossy city-state cinema, using Hokkien dialect to signal authentic marginalized voices.
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