Amoeba (2025 film)
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- Ranice Tay
- Nicole Lee
- Shi-An Lim
- Genevieve Tan
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| Directed by | Tan Siyou |
| Written by | Tan Siyou |
| Produced by | Fran Borgia |
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| Cinematography | Neus Ollé |
| Edited by | Félix Rehm |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
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Amoeba is a 2025 film written and directed by Tan Siyou in her directorial debut. The film is a co-production of Singapore, Netherlands, France, Spain, and South Korea.
The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 4.
Four students form a gang and resist authoritarian rules at their all-girls school.[1]
Cast
- Ranice Tay as Choo
- Nicole Lee as Vanessa
- Shi-An Lim as Sofia
- Genevieve Tan as Gina
- Jack Kao as Uncle Phoon
- Janice Koh as Auntie Angelica
Production
In 2019, the project won the Most Promising Project of the Southeast Asian Film Lab, held during the 30th Singapore International Film Festival.[2] It won the Open SEA Fund Award at the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab in 2021.[3] In 2022, Tan Siyou participated at the TorinoFilmLab's ScriptLab to develop the screenplay.[4] The project was presented at the 2023 Berlinale Co-Production Market.[5] In August 2024, it participated at the Venice Gap-Financing Market.[6]
In an interview with Deadline Hollywood, Tan revealed that she wanted to explore the themes of conformity and capitalism in Singapore through the film.[7]
Release
Amoeba had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at the Discovery section on September 4.[8] In August 2025, it was reported that Diversion acquired the film's international sales rights.[9] It was also screened in the A Window on Asian Cinema section of the 30th Busan International Film Festival on September 18, 2025.[10]