Zombie Dogs is a 2004 Singaporean mockumentary film directed by Toh Hai Leong. It criticises aspects of Singaporean life.[1][2][3] The film discusses behavioural dysfunction in the facet of both anomie and alienation in Singaporean culture.[4]
| Zombie Dogs | |
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| Directed by | Toh Hai Leong |
| Produced by | Fong Cheng Eric Khoo |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Jimmy Tai |
| Edited by | Chew Tze Chuan |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA film director films a snuff film, airing his grievances about being a Singaporean in the process.
Cast
edit- Toh Hai Leong as himself[5]
- Lim Poh Huat as himself[6]
Release
editThe film premiered on 30 April 2004 in the Singapore History Museum as part of the Singapore International Film Festival.[7][8]
Reception
editTay Yek Keak of The Straits Times gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "a surprisingly good part-documentary, part-film piece of work that starts out looking like an indictment of Singapore's artless soul but ends up harbouring the sad story of a man living on the margin of society."[7]
References
edit- ^ Ng, Desmond (10 March 2004). "Will this make it to the censors?". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Tan, Dawn Wei (10 March 2004). "Don't be a Zombie". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Ong, Sor Fern (24 April 2004). "The home theme". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Liew, Kai Khiun; Teo, Stephen, eds. (2017). Singapore cinema: new perspectives. Media, culture and social change in Asia. London; New York: Routledge. p. xx. ISBN 978-1-138-92525-0.
- ^ "He lived and breathed film". AsiaOne. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Lim Poh Huat". IFFR EN. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b Tay, Yek Keak (17 March 2004). "Zombie Dogs has plenty of bark". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Wong, Kim Hoh (18 April 2004). "Who says I'm a weirdo?". The Straits Times. Singapore.
External links
edit- Zombie Dogs at IMDb