Men in White (2007 film)
2007 Singaporean film
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Men in White (Chinese: 鬼啊鬼啊) is a 2007 Singaporean horror comedy film directed by Kelvin Tong.[1][2][3][4] Filming for the film began in late 2006.[5] It is mostly in Mandarin and English, and has some Hokkien.[6] It satirises several aspects of Singaporean life.[7]
- Shaun Chen
- Ling Lee
- Alice Lim
- Ben Yeong
- Xavier Teo
- David Aw
| Men in White | |
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| Directed by | Kelvin Tong |
| Written by | Kelvin Tong |
| Produced by | Kat Goh |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Lucas Jodogne |
| Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
| Music by | Joe Ng Alex Oh |
Production companies | Boku Films Innoform Media |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Languages | Mandarin English Hokkien |
| Budget | $500,000 |
| Box office | $500,315 |
Plot
Five Singaporeans - a housewife, a gangster girl, two rappers and a badminton player - die on the same day and become ghosts.
Cast
- Shaun Chen as Ah Boon[8]
- Ling Lee as Wan Yi[8]
- Alice Lim[8]
- Ben Yeung as Hop
- Xavier Teo as Hip
- David Aw[8][9]
- Benjamin Heng
- Adrian Pang
- Ix Shen[9]
- Wang Xiong[9]
- Lawrence Wong as Ah Huat[10]
- Dennis Chew as himself[10]
- Han Yew Kwang as Ghost in police lineup
- Siau Jia Hui
Release
Reception
Jeanmarie Tan of The New Paper gave the movie two-and-a-half stars out of five.[10] Jiang Jinyu of Lianhe Zaobao criticised the film's characters, while praising the acting.[14] Hong Mingua of Lianhe Zaobao also gave the film a negative review.[9] Li Yiyun of Lianhe Zaobao gave the film two stars out of five for entertainment and two stars out of five for art.[15] Geoffrey Eu of The Business Times rated the movie C−.[16]