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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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Sandcastle
2010 1h 31m EN
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4.6
SKIP
★4.6TMDB · 8
Drama
Synopsis
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En is an 18-year-old who has lost his father to cancer. As his family is drawn together in a sudden tragedy, he has to decide what he believes in. But in a country where ideologies are forged on constantly shifting sands, he struggles to stay true to what he knows to be right. And in a family that prefers to forget, the sandcastles of all he holds dear seem doomed to be washed away by the tides of time.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Joshua Tan
En
Bobbi Chen
Ying
Elena Chia
Mother
Bee Thiam Tan
Army Officer
Tan Pin Pin
Doctor
Samuel Chong
Mother's Partner
Jing Jing Ng
En's Grandmother
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Boo Junfeng
- Writers
- Boo Junfeng
- Languages
- Mandarin, English
- Countries
- Singapore
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Boo Junfeng, shot by Sharon Loh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Darren Ng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Natalie Soh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Joshua Tan and Bobbi Chen and Elena Chia carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1645134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Boo Junfeng directs. Sharon Loh behind the camera. Darren Ng scores. Natalie Soh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Singapore. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Boo Junfeng, shot by Sharon Loh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Darren Ng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Natalie Soh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Joshua Tan and Bobbi Chen and Elena Chia carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt1645134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sharon Loh
- Original score
- Darren Ng
- Editing
- Natalie Soh
- Production design
- James Page
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Boo Junfeng
Key crew
- Executive ProducerEric Khoo
- EditorNatalie Soh
- Production DesignJames Page
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- infidelity
- singapore
- alzheimer's disease
- coming of age
- teenage boy
- national service
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2010-05-13· Cannes Film Festival
