7 Letters

{{short description|2015 film}} {{other uses|Seven Letters (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = 7 Letters | image = 7 Letters film poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = {{plainlist| * Eric Khoo (segment "Cinema") * Boo Junfeng (segment "Parting") * Jack Neo (segment "That Girl") * Kelvin Tong (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") * K. Rajagopal (segment "The Flame") * Tan Pin Pin (segment "Pineapple Town") * Royston Tan (segment "Bunga Sayang") }} | producer = Karen Khoo-Toohey | writer = {{plainlist| * Eric Khoo * Boo Junfeng * Jack Neo * Ivan Ho * Kelvin Tong * K Rajagopal * Tan Pin Pin * Royston Tan }} | starring = | music = Ricky Ho Ting Si Hao and Joe Ng (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Matt Kelly (segment "Parting") Dick Lee (segment "Bunga Sayang") | cinematography = Michael Zaw (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Hideoho Urata (segment "Parting" and "The Flame") Brian McDairmant (segment "Pineapple Town") Alan Yap (segment "Bunga Sayang") Harris Hue (segment "That Girl") | editing = Yim Mun Chong (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Christopher Datugan (segment "GPS (Grandma Positioning System)") Tammy Quah (segment "Bunga Sayang") Fran Borgia (segment "The Flame") Brian Gothong Tan (segment "Cinema") | studio = Chuan Pictures | distributor = Golden Village Pictures | released = {{Film date|2015|7|24|df=yes}} | runtime = 116 minutes | country = Singapore | language = Malay Hokkien Mandarin Tamil English | gross = US$$232,027 (Singapore)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2015W34&id=_f7LETTERS01|title=7 Letters|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> }}

'''''7 Letters''''' is a 2015 Singaporean anthology drama film directed by seven different directors. It comprises seven short stories celebrating Singapore's 50th anniversary.<ref name="anniversary">{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/one-film-for-singapores-50th-year-from-seven-top-local-directors-including |title=One film for Singapore's 50th year from seven top local directors, including Eric Khoo and Jack Neo |last=Chan |first=Boon |work=Straits Times |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref> The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.<ref name="Singapore">{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/7-letters-is-singapores-entry-to-the-oscars-in-the-best-foreign-language |title=7 Letters is Singapore's entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category |last=Chan |first=Boon |work=Straits Times |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref>

==Cast== ==="Cinema"=== *Nadiah M.Din as The Actress *David Chua as Fan Fan Law *Aric Hidir Amin as Slim Villager *Faizal Abdullah as Round Villager *Hamidah Jalil as Older Actress *Lim Poh Huat as Pontianak *Juliette Binoche as Lady at Cavenagh Bridge (special appearance)

==="That Girl"=== *Yan Li Xuan as Caiyun *Josmen Lum as Ah Shun *Brien Lee as Ah Fa *Sebastian Ng as Ah Cai

==="The Flame"=== *T. Sasitharan as Father *Nithiyia Rao as Leela *N. Vighnesh as Mani *Fatin Amira as Helper

==="Bunga Sayang"=== *Ray Tan Liang Yu as Little Boy *J. Rosmini as Makcik *Faith Denning as Teacher

==="Pineapple Town"=== *Lydia Look as Ning *Nickson Cheng as Kang *Rexy Tong as Michelle (Baby) *Rianne Lee as Michelle (6 Years Old) *Anne James as Sumathi *Yoo Ah Min as Ah Gek *Karen Lim as Kim Leng *Rachel Tay as Birth Mum

==="Parting"=== *J.A. Halim as Ismail *Cheryl Tan as Swee Choo *Khalid Omar as Train Conductor *Jonathan Sim as Immigration Officer *Nickson Cheng as Duty Officer *Desmond Tay Thong Nam as Taxi Driver *Angel Yeung as Woman on Bus *Ashmi Roslan as Young Ismail *Daryl Toh as Flag-day Boy *Vivian Lim as Shop Assistant

==="GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"=== *Zhang Jin Hua as Grandma *Zheng Geping as Son *Hong Huifang as Daughter-in-law *Hazelle Teo as Granddaughter *Rey Phua as Grandson *Mok Tye Par as Grandpa {{Small|Source :<ref name="Variety">{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Maggie|date=30 September 2015|title=Film Review: '7 Letters'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-7-letters-1201605259/|access-date=2 November 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>}}

==Reception== Maggie Lee of ''Variety'' called the film "uneven but mostly poignant".<ref name="Variety" /> Joanne Soh of ''The New Paper'' rated it 4/5 stars and wrote that it "truly is a passion project that will strike a chord with the older generation".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/m/movies/movie-review/7-letters-pg|title=7 Letters (PG)|last=Soh|first=Joanne|work=The New Paper|date=5 August 2015|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> John Lui of ''My Paper'' rated it 4.5/5 stars and wrote that the film's quality is good enough to call for a reassessment of assumptions about government-funded art.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mypaper.sg/lifestyle/7-beautiful-stories-1-little-red-dot-20150723|title=7 beautiful stories, 1 little red dot|last=Lui|first=John|work=My Paper|date=23 July 2015|access-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804075715/http://mypaper.sg/lifestyle/7-beautiful-stories-1-little-red-dot-20150723|archive-date=4 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Time Out Singapore'' selected it as the best Singaporean film of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/singapore/art/best-of-the-arts-2015|title=Best of the arts 2015|last1=Lee|first1=Benita|last2=Pew|first2=Gwen|work=Time Out|date=25 November 2015|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

==Controversy== In January 2016, the film was flagged by Malaysian censors before it was due to screen at the Titian Budaya Festival. A successful appeal was made by the organiser, CultureLink, against the cuts for the vulgar phrase in Cantonese, "curse your whole family", in Jack Neo’s segment of the omnibus.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chua|first1=Genevieve|title=Malaysian censors take issue with Singapore films|url=http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/animals-security-threat-say-malaysian-censors-over-singaporean-film|access-date=6 January 2016|agency=TODAY|publisher=MediaCorp|date=4 January 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|4691166|7 Letters}}

{{Boo Junfeng}} {{Eric Khoo}} {{Jack Neo}} {{Kelvin Tong}} {{K. Rajagopal}} {{Singaporean submissions for the Academy Award}}

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