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  • 2005
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  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2005
  • TV-MA
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
15: The Movie

Summary The adventure of five fifteen year old boys in Singapore: estranged to every social reference, except for that of appearance and close friendships, they live their lives distant from their families and school, passing their days in a complete state of indolence in the search of experiences, at times even physically painful (tattoos, pier...

Directed By: Royston Tan

Written By: Royston Tan, Royston Tan

  • 2005
  • TV-MA
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2005
  • TV-MA
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m

15: The Movie

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary The adventure of five fifteen year old boys in Singapore: estranged to every social reference, except for that of appearance and close friendships, they live their lives distant from their families and school, passing their days in a complete state of indolence in the search of experiences, at times even physically painful (tattoos, pier...

Directed By: Royston Tan

Written By: Royston Tan, Royston Tan

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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33% Negative
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It's not a pretty picture, but it's an important one.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
75
The feature debut by hot, young Singapore director Royston Tan, 15, is a descent into hell -- a hell inhabited by five scuzzy 15-year-old boys whose world, as one puts it, "only consists of darkness."
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
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Directing real-life street kids, Tan abruptly shifts focus from one character to another, as if mimicking their impatience and short attention span, and like Godard he playfully subverts his own material by having actors address the camera directly, spouting cultural and political asides.
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15 is Asian Kid Rebels 101. So predictable it could almost be a parody of the genre -- though that would require a sense of humor above and beyond the self-reflexive comedy on display here.
By Derek Elley FULL REVIEW
30
The collision of neorealist casting with in-your-face visual pyrotechnics is jarring to say the least, and 15 quickly wears down the viewer with its barrage of strobe effects and attention-deficit editing.
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The law of averages demands that every once in a while a movie must come along starring young nonprofessional actors who aren't very good. That's unfortunately the case in 15.
By Lawrence Van Gelder FULL REVIEW

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Production Company 27 Productions, Singapore Film Commission, Zhao Wei Films (I)
Release Date Apr 13, 2005
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website http://www.zhaowei.com/15.htm
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Awards

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tampere Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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