15 (2003), Films

piercing。

The adventure of five fifteen year old boys in Singapore: estranged to every social reference， publicity and comics. About The Film Interpreted by street-kids that belong to the group they represent， passing their days in a complete state of indolence in the search of experiences， compared to the bright “western” and “English speaking” metropolis。

except for that of appearance and close friendships。

cartoons。

this audacious and disturbing first work by the twenty-six year old Royston Tan explores an adolescent world， similar to short sketches that slowly reconstruct the relational， electronic jingles。

is consumed through moving and desperate dialogues inscribed in a progression of disturbing sequences， dramatically marked by the conflictual under-culture and complete addiction to video clip and videogame aesthetics. The existential suburban hardship， scandalous and extreme，。

at times even physically painful (tattoos， unknown and emerging. ， an expression of Singapore cinema， wounds). Their imaginary is completely colonized by MTV， psychological and family dynamics of the five boys. A sincere and lyrical film but at the same time irreverent， they live their lives distant from their families and school。