My Magic

My Magic
My Magic
	Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Eric Khoo
Written by	Eric Khoo; Wong Kim Hoh;
Produced by	Tan Fong Chen; Wong Kim-hoh; Freddie Yeo; Gary Goh;
Starring	Bosco Francis; Jathisweran; Grace Kalaiselvi;
Cinematography	Adrian Tan
Edited by	Siva Chandran; Lionel Chok;
Music by	Kevin Mathews; Christopher Khoo;
Production; companies	Zhao Wei Films; Infinite Frameworks;
Distributed by	ARP Selection
Release dates	23 May 2008 (Cannes Film Festival); 25 August 2008 (Singapore);
Running time	75 minutes
Countries	Singapore; Tamil Nadu
Language	Tamil
Budget	S$200,000
Box office	US$19,940

My Magic is a 2008 Singaporean Tamil language drama film directed by Eric Khoo and produced by Zhao Wei Films in association with Infinite Frameworks. My Magic was the first Singapore film to be nominated for the Palme D'Or, the top award for film at the Cannes Film Festival.^[1] It has been also selected as Singapore's official entry for the Oscars in 2009.^[1] It was released in Singapore cinemas on 25 September 2008.^[3]

Plot[]

A single father takes a job as a magician to provide for his son, only to be pressured into dangerous acts.

Cast[]

Bosco Francis
Jathisweran as Rajr
Grace Kalaiselvi
Jason Lim
Seet Keng-yew

Reception[]

Derek Elley of Variety wrote that it "walks a thin line ... between sympathy with and exploitation of its main character's woes".^[4] Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "one trick pony" that engages in schadenfreude and sentimentality instead of living up to the premise's possibilities as a heartbreaking father-son story.^[5]

Bosco Francis was named best actor at the Asian Festival of First Films.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Tan, Valarie. "Singapore film "My Magic" steals limelight at Cannes Film Festival", Channel NewsAsia, 2008-06-03. Retrieved on 2009-04-10.
^ "2008 Singapore Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Yahoo! Singapore Movies Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd.
^ Elley, Derek (25 May 2008). "Review: 'My Magic'". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ Lee, Maggie (30 May 2008). "Film Review: My Magic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ Fang, Joy (30 December 2008). "Cheers, cheers and more cheers!". My Paper. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via AsiaOne.

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[cna-1] Tan, Valarie. "Singapore film "My Magic" steals limelight at Cannes Film Festival", Channel NewsAsia, 2008-06-03. Retrieved on 2009-04-10.

[2] "2008 Singapore Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[3] Yahoo! Singapore Movies Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd.

[4] Elley, Derek (25 May 2008). "Review: 'My Magic'". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[5] Lee, Maggie (30 May 2008). "Film Review: My Magic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[6] Fang, Joy (30 December 2008). "Cheers, cheers and more cheers!". My Paper. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via AsiaOne.

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