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Comment. It's very difficult to research older Singaporean films. I found a few hits at the
National Library, Singapore, though:
[1] from Today,
[2] (Google cache of an archived newspaper snippet) from Today,
[3] (article is "hard-hitting film", third from the top) from The Straits Times, and
[4] ("focus on delinquency" on page 28) from The New Paper. I can't read some of these articles, though. I think it probably got significant coverage from Singaporean press, but it's hard to tell. There's also a little commentary in
[5] from The Guardian. I'll see if I can find more sources, but I'm not sure how good of a job I can do. I edit in this area occasionally, but only because it seems like nobody else does. I'm kind of clueless about Singaporean cinema.
NinjaRobotPirate (
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00:25, 2 July 2016 (UTC)reply
Comment This is a legit movie, sponsored by the "National Crime Prevention Council" and it opened in cinemas as well. Initial screenings were at educational institutions though. Let me head down to the library tomorrow and I will look up the newspaper archives. Sources are available for sure, but they are behind a paywall. Here is a
press release for the moment. I'll present the sources tomorrow. --
Lemongirl942 (
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09:40, 2 July 2016 (UTC)reply
Reelity bites. The Straits Times, 14 November 2003. (Entirely about the movie) A snippet can be
seen here (search for "reelity bites"). A bit more below
Bloody street fights, revenge attacks on school bullies and rape. These are some of the graphic images through which the police and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) will drive home an anti-crime message during their annual festive season crime prevention campaign. This year's campaign will be launched tomorrow and the highlight will be a movie titled After School. The 90-minute movie, which was made by local film company Gateway Entertainment and cost a 'six-figure sum', focuses on the activities of juvenile delinquents and their consequences. It was commissioned by the NCPC to address the problem of rising juvenile crime."
Digital dramas The Straits Times, 14 October 2003 A snippet can be
seen here. Search for "digital dramas". A bit more below
Movie director Gerald Lee's psychosexual thriller Destiny will star Tan and MediaCorp actor Xie Shaoguang, and is touted as the first HD movie to be produced in the region. After School, a police drama with MediaCorp star Jacelyn Tay and ex-MediaCorp artist Thomas Ong in the lead roles, will be the first HD film to be screened in the digital cinema format. Gateway Entertainment, which produced both movies, will finalise plans to screen Destiny only after its previews at the end of this month. After School will be shown at the Singapore Polytechnic next month, but details of its commercial release are not yet available.
Add some of the sources by NinjaRobotPirate as well (except the above).
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