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24 (2021 film)

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24
Promotional poster
Directed byRoyston Tan
Written byRoyston Tan
Produced byJun Chong
Karen Khoo
Starring
  • James Choong
CinematographyJuan Qi An
Edited byJun Chong
Production
company
Chuan Pictures
Release date
  • 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) (Busan)
Running time
77 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguagesEnglish
Malay
Bengali
Mandarin

24 is a 2021 Singaporean art house film directed by Royston Tan, starring James Choong.

Cast

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  • James Choong as the sound engineer
  • Xiao Li Yuan as Zhang Xiao Wu
  • Royston Tan as himself

Release

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The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on 10 October 2021.[1][2]

Reception

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John Berra of Screen Daily wrote that the film "is utterly delightful on a scene-by-scene basis as characters are vividly sketched through glimpses of life, work, and artistic pursuits."[3]

Morris Yang of the International Cinephile Society rated the film 4 stars out of 5, writing that the film "is filled with the graceful celebration of life precisely by representing it through the spaces it evokes, common or unique, sanctioned or underground".[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lui, John (7 September 2021). "Royston Tan's new film 24 will premiere at Busan International Film Festival". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tseng, Douglas (8 September 2021). "Royston Tan's New Movie, 24, To Premiere At Next Month's Busan Film Festival". 8 Days. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ Berra, John (11 October 2021). "'24': Busan Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ Yang, Morris (26 October 2021). "Busan 2021 review: 24 (Royston Tan)". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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