Caught one of our Singapore's very own movie "12 Lotus." It's very Singapore's style like.. I'm sure the aunties and uncles would loved it! It's directed by Royston Tan who's also the director of 15, 3:10 & 881 of cuz!!!
"12 Lotus" is Singaporean film maker Royston Tan’s latest and last movie about "getai" — a live stage performance held during the 7th Lunar Month in Singapore.
The film, which premieres in Singapore on August 14, centres on talented singer Lian Hua, played by Mindee Ong. The cast also includes MediaCorp artist Qi Yu Wu.
Despite a similar storyline and cast, Tan said he was more adventurous in the use of dialect in his latest movie.
Tan, director of "12 Lotus", said: "In 881, getai is the foreground. But in 12 Lotus, getai becomes background. I think 881 is more like experimentation to me — to see how I can fuse Hokkien songs and local cultures...
"But now, for 12 Lotus, I sort of take it to another level — using orchestra with Hokkien songs, and doing hip—hop with Hokkien songs. To me, it’s a much bigger playground."
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