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A young Malay girl befriends an ostracized Chinese boy and embarks on a quest for independence to protect their secret and fragile world. In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh institution where she befriends an ostracized boy, Huat. Misunderstood and bullied, they while a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Chen-Hsi, Wong (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English Malay
Language Notes:	In English and Malay.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Add Oil Films Pte Ltd, 2012.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	School children > Singapore. Coming of age > Singapore. Friendship > Singapore. Élèves du primaire > Singapour. Passage à l'âge adulte > Singapour. Amitié > Singapour. Coming of age. Friendship. School children. Singapore. Coming-of-age films. Feature films. Fiction films. Films de fiction. Films de passage à l'âge adulte.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	A young Malay girl befriends an ostracized Chinese boy and embarks on a quest for independence to protect their secret and fragile world. In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh institution where she befriends an ostracized boy, Huat. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away the afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years. With its sensitive imagery and honest performances, this delicate coming of age film recalls memories of childhood within a swiftly evolving city-state.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017). Editor, Jeffrey McMahon.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (88 min.)
Playing Time:	01:28:27
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Joseph White.