Flower in The Pocket

By Lee Zhiang Yang

There is a great danger in judging Liew Seng Tat's maiden effort - for it will feel like you are judging children. As the man himself concedes openly, filming children in movies is a forewarned pitfall if you believe the things they tell you in film school. Having not been to one, Liew can at least be proud about being part of the oft-cited Malaysian New Wave of filmmaking, and that his quiet offering "Flower In The Pocket" has a strong case for having won some awards at Pusan earlier this year.

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by The Great Swifty Thursday, November 08, 2007

I have posted about Seng Tat's victory for FLOWER IN THE POCKET at the PUSAN FILM FESTIVAL last month, and I finally got to catch the film at its press screening yesterday. It's hard to review a film properly when you know the filmmaker personally, lauding it too much will make it seem as if you're being nice to a friend, dissing it will mean that you are self-consciously trying to avoid the former.

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Chua Sue-Ann | Nov 9, 07

FLOWER in the Pocket is a poignant tale of two brothers making their way through a childhood devoid of parental love.

The boys, Mah Li Ahh (Lim Ming Wei) and Mah Li Ohm (Wong Zi Jiang) are amusingly self-sufficient; they feed, dress and take themselves to school each day.

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by fadz 07 November 2007

Aku sudah bertemu dengan seorang lagi pengarah yang pandai benar mengarah 'filem kanak-kanak'. Habislah Yasmin Ahmad, seorang lagi 'budak celik' telah berjaya menawan hati aku dengan cerita 'simple' budak-budak tetapi memaut aku dan tidak mahu lepas (walaupun ia tidak 'perfect' kerana suaranya dan seorang pelakon kanak-kanak memerhati tepat ke kamera). Filem terbaharu (filem panjang pertama) Liew Seng Tat memang tidak menjemukan.

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by The Visitor 07 Nov 2007

Someone famous once said never to work with animals and children. But Flower In The Pocket has both. And no worries here; director Liew Seng Tat is pretty adept at handling both species.

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We have started selling tickets for FLOWER IN THE POCKET!!!

On the 3rd of November at Central Market, The Annex "Art For Grabs" event, the two flower girls have sold 100 movie tickets on the first day.

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We are going to sell movie tickets of FLOWER IN THE POCKET in The Annexe this weekend!

Look for this flower and buy the movie tickets at only RM9.00.

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