12 Storeys
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| Directed by | Eric Khoo |
| Produced by | Brian Hong |
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| Starring | Jack Neo |
| Music by | Kevin Mathews |
| Cinematography | Yoke Weng Ho |
| Edited by | Jasmine Ng Kin Kia |
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105 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English |
12 Storeys (十二樓 or Shí'èr lóu in Mandarin) is a 1997 Singaporean drama film directed by Eric Khoo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
The film focuses on the troubled lives of several people living in the same building. Soup vendor Ah Gu is having a hard time dealing with his money-hungry wife Lily. Nearby, young children are forced to raise their even younger siblings due to parental neglect.
Derek Elley of Variety wrote that the film's has "genuinely funny" moments, but its slow pacing "blunts the humor".Time Out called it "witty and sophisticated stuff".
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it "is widely regarded to have contributed to the revitalisation of local cinema".
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