SYNOPSIS: This ultra-kinetic film provides a fascinating window into a world rarely depicted on screen: the angst-ridden arena of adolescent boys in modern-day Singapore.  Director Royston Tan shows us this cosmos from the inside out: employing music, montage, animation, fantasy, and a host of narrative styles to portray the frenetic, tortuous, but strangely beautiful world shared by a group of 15-year-olds whose only emotional connection to the world is through each other.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: A completely f***ed up film!  Think Clockwork Orange (on acid), meets Black Moon meets Emperor Tomato Ketchup meets Larry Clark's Kids....but more insane.  Beautifully shot with artistic merit, this film is for the serious coming of age film collector with a passion for screwed up films!  15 is about a group of, you guessed it, 15-year-old boys (who play themselves, and not "characters"), all linked together with a common theme: their screwed up life.  Karaoke, school, drugs, sex and gang warfare is what this film is all about.  We believe this is the only movie to successfully film the measurement of an erect penis.  Murmur of the Heart has a similar scene but it was never actually "filmed".  15, however, does just that when the two best friends are "comparing" and one boy says (in amazement) to the other, "What did your mother feed you?"  Not as controversial and offensive as Barnens o, but this film will undoubtedly see some pressure from the ultra conservative.  Originally, the director was forced to cut 15 scenes from the film after serious pressure from the country's Board of Film Censors (Singapore).  Eventually, in March 2004, the country pretty much banned the film because it felt that those responsible within the government for viewing the movie (to give it a rating) shouldn't be "subjected to unwanted ridicule."  What does all that mean?  Well, a perfect fit for our library!

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Melvin Chen, Vynn Soh, Shaun Tan, Royston Tan.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 90 minutes.
LANGUAGE: Mandarin, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 5.1 Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Deleted scene; Coming attractions; Trailer; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Nudity, sexual situations, violence; coarse language, may offend some.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Singapore (2003).
ALSO KNOWN AS: Fifteen (alternate spelling).
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  November, 2006.
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