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Homerun is the latest feature from Signaporean director Jack Neo, who was responsible for
I Not Stupid. It has played in film festivals in Tokyo and Moscow and I hope it gains wider exposure this year.
The synopsis of the film is lifted from the official site. Read it and see if it sounds familiar
Ah Kun, Xiao Hei and their gang are close soccer buddies from the same kampung. In an effort to have a chance to represent their kampung in a "National Youth Soccer Match", they seek alliance with a rich kid called Beng Soon and his soccer team. This will enable Ah Kun's team to productively share training resources with Beng Soon's team. However, both teams soon have irreconcilable differences in both strategies and tactics and are forced to go their separate ways.
One day, Ah Kun visits a grocery store to pick up grocery for the family meal, only to lose his sister's shoes-a disaster since his parents are eking out a meagre existence and can't afford to replace them. The siblings realize that revealing the loss would upset their financially strapped parents, so they decided to keep the loss a secret and leaving Ah Kun the burden of solving the problem.
Ah Kun now has two tricky problems on hand:
1) getting a pair of shoes for himself;
2) finding back his sister's shoes.
Alas, no matter how hard Ah Kun tries, he still couldn't find his sister's shoes. The two siblings have to share Ah Kun's old shoes since they attend school in separate shifts and could exchange when the sister returns from her morning shift. But this results in Ah Kun being late for school every morning.
The fact that Beng Soon's team has better training resources does not dampen Ah Kun's and Xiao Hei's morale. Both of them are determined to put in their very best and maximize their meagre resources in their own ways.
Meanwhile, an anxious Ah Kun searches for ways to get his little sister a new pair of shoes. He then chanced upon a national running race in which the third prize includes a free pair of shoes. He decides to join the race in order to win the pair of shoes for his sister.
This race draws an unprecedented crowd of strong runners, including Beng Soon and his gang. As Ah Kun gets ready for the most crucial race of his life, he has no idea that his sister is too facing the greatest trial of her life…
In essence, Homerun serves as a heart-warming meditation about familial and sibling love. It is a story of how love has the power to illuminate any stages of one's life and to warm any corner of the world.
The story also presents a fact…that is neither a victory nor a defeat represents the end result…but rather the beginning of another race…therefore…Run…Children…never stop until you hit a homerun!
By now you've guessed (I hope) that you are reading an Asian remake of Children of Heaven. Shawn Lee, who also appeared in I'm Not Stupid, plays the part of Ah Kun.
The website for the film is at
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not from the film.
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Homerun (2003) (Read 7,632 times)
