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Set in 1965, the year Singapore separated from Malaysia, and satirises the political relations between the two countries, leading to its banning in Malaysia. The film was written and directed by Singaporean filmmaker Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures. It stars Shawn Lee, Megan Zheng, Xiang Yun and Huang Wenyong.
Aug 7, 2003 · Homerun: Directed by Jack Neo. With Shawn Lee, Megan Zheng, Yun Xiang, Wenyong Huang. A young boy accidentally loses his sister's school shoes. To avoid trouble at school and with their parents, they decide to secretly share his shoes.
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- Drama, Family
- Jack Neo
- 2003-08-07
A remake of the Iranian film Children of Heaven, Jack Neo's Homerun is set in 1965 Singapore, and tells the story of children living in a kampong, and a lost pair of shoes. The film has themes ranging from friendship and kinship, to the political relations between Singapore and Malaysia, to socio-economic relationships between the rich and poor ...
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Sep 24, 2022 · September 24, 2022. Sophie-Anne Lim is a fourth-year student at Nanyang Technological University.… A story about friendships, sibling love and life struggles, Jack Neo’s Homerun tugs at your heartstrings in so many ways. Set in 1965, Singapore, the film is a local adaptation of the award-winning 1997 Iranian film, Children of Heaven.
Apr 3, 2014 · Homerun (Chinese: 跑吧孩子; pinyin: pǎo bà háizǐ) is a 2003 Singaporean Mandarin-language film. A remake of the award-winning Iranian film Children of Heaven, Homerun is a drama about two poor siblings and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. Set in 1965, the year Singapore separated from Malaysia, the film satirises the ...
As pointed out by one fellow film lover in Singapore though, this film may possibly even be a break-out hit outside of Malaysia and Singapore because its allegorical elements will not be as detectably `in-your-face' as citizens of both affected countries.
Homerun is a 2003 Singaporean Mandarin-language satirical period film. A remake of the award-winning Iranian film Children of Heaven, it is a film about two poor siblings and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes.
