You Mean the World to Me (film)
| You Mean the World to Me | |
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| Directed by | Saw Teong Hin |
| Screenplay by | Saw Teong Hin |
| Story by | Saw Teong Hin |
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| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Good Move Media[1] |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Penang Hokkien |
You Mean the World to Me (Chinese: 海墘新路; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hái-kîⁿ-sin-lō͘) is a 2017 Malaysian semi-autobiographical drama film directed and written by Saw Teong Hin.
The film is set in 1970s Penang,[1] and is the first Malaysian film to be filmed entirely in Penang Hokkien.[2] The film's Chinese name, 海墘新路 (Hái-Kînn Sin-Lōo), refers to a Hokkien nickname for Victoria Street in George Town, Penang.
Development
The film's script was written based on Saw's family history and his estranged relationship with his mother.[3] After the script was finished, Saw had desires of turning into a film but lacked enough money to do so. He presented the script to several parties who were interested in the project but they had conditioned that the film be made in Mandarin instead, to which Saw refused.[4] Thus, he decided that the script be made into a stage play first. The play, under the name of Hai Ki Xin Lor, was held in 2014 during the George Town Festival to receptive audiences.[4][5]
Music
The film's theme song, "感謝妳 (Kám-siā-lú)" was performed by Taiwanese singer Chao Chuan.[6]
Cast
- Yeo Yann Yann as Hoon
- Steve Yap as Father
- Chelsia Ng as Vivian
- Swee Lin Neo as Cheng
- Frederick Lee as Sunny
- Gregg Koay as Young Sunny
- Yee Min Eng as Young Hoon
- Ai Suan Tan as Old Vivian
- John Tan as Ah Boy
References
- ^ a b Shackleton, Liz (12 February 2017). "Good Move picks up Malaysian drama 'You Mean The World To Me'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Bissme S (21 April 2017). "A family affair". The Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Cheang, Michael (27 April 2017). "Why this movie is filmed entirely in Penang Hokkien". Star2. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Cheang, Micheal (19 December 2014). "Malaysia's first ever Penang Hokkien film is on the way". Star2. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Dinesh Kumar Maganathan (3 September 2014). "Hai Ki Xin Lor: A tale of redemption". Star2. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Cheang, Micheal (14 April 2017). "Taiwan singer Zhao Chuan was worried about singing a song in Penang Hokkien". Star2. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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