Homerun (film)
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| Directed by | Jack Neo |
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Chan Pui Yin Titus Ho |
| Written by | Jack Neo |
| Starring |
Shawn Lee Megan Zheng Xiang Yun Huang Wenyong |
| Music by | Redwan Ali (soundtrack) Li Yi (music) Jack Neo (lyrics) Mei-xian Koh (vocals) Donnie Guorong Chan (backing vocals) |
| Cinematography | Kane Chen |
| Edited by | Lawrence Ang |
| Distributed by | Mediacorp Raintree Pictures |
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108 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Mandarin |
Homerun (Chinese: 跑吧孩子; pinyin: pǎo bà háizǐ) is a 2003 Singaporean Mandarin-language film. A remake of the award-winning Iranian film Children of Heaven, Homerun is a drama about two poor siblings and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. Set in 1965, the year Singapore separated from Malaysia, the film satirises the political relations between the two countries, leading to its banning in Malaysia.
The film was written and directed by Singaporean filmmaker Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures. It stars Shawn Lee, Megan Zheng, Xiang Yun and Huang Wenyong. Filming took place in the rural outskirts of Kuala Lumpur during November and December 2002, but post-production delays pushed back the film's release date.
Released in cinemas on 7 August 2003, Homerun grossed over S$2.3 million during its nine-week box office run. It was nominated for two awards at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards; Megan Zheng, then 10, became the first Singaporean to win a Golden Horse. Generally, however, critical reception of the film was mixed.
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