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Flower in the Pocket

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was more mixed about the film, stating, "Certain moments of humor may work best at home, but enough comes through to help pass over the longueurs. Liew takes more care than many of his colleagues in offering reasonable digital quality, though use of music is both inconsistent and poorly integrated."
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commented, "Upon closer scrutiny, the film would probably yield some insights into racial divides or the lack thereof, or the absence of an authority figure, but as a film alone, it is the most entertaining work to come out of the Malaysian independent cinema. It is also a fitting debut feature that
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When the puppy is sent away for being a nuisance, the boys are devastated. Sui is very much affected by his boys' strong emotional attachment to the puppy. For the very first time, he realises that he is still able to love and he's going to do something about it before it's too late.
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While he shuts himself out from the world, the two brothers grow up with all the freedom of neglected children. They roam the streets; get into fights and other trouble in school. Along the way, they adopt a stray puppy, which becomes the most important thing in their lives.
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Li Ahh and Li Ohm grow up motherless. Their father Sui is a workaholic who spends most of his time mending broken mannequins. Sui is an outsider to the two boys, the only legacy left by the woman he loved, or still loves.
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A touching and humanistic storythat tells a neglected father-and-sons relationship with a sense of humour, while using a simply and beautifully composed cinematic style.”, said
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is constantly, quietly, astonishing. A little film with big, deep pockets, Flower is equal parts childhood idyll, absurdist comedy, gentle social satire and family mystery.
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is a perfect introduction to the wildly offbeat world of Liew Seng Tat." A review in
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commented Shelly Kraicer, film programmer of Vancouver Film Festival.
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Index


Liew Seng Tat
Liew Seng Tat
James Lee
Cantonese
Chinese
Malaysian
Liew Seng Tat
James Lee
New Currents
Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Fribourg International Film Festival
Deauville Asian Film Festival
Dariush Mehrjui
Pusan International Film Festival
Screen Anarchy
Variety
"WONG ZI JIANG as Ma Li Ohm"
the original
"LIM MING WEI as Ma Li Ahh"
the original


12th Pusan International Film Festival Information
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"Flower in the Pocket (口袋里的花) (2007)"
"FLOWER IN THE POCKET Review"

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