Flower in the Pocket

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Flower In The Pocket is a 12th Pusan International Film Festival 2007, 12th Pusan International Film Festival 2007, 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008, 22nd Fribourg International Film Festival 2008 and 10th Deauville Asian Film Festival 2008 award-winning film written and directed by LIEW Seng Tat. The movie is about two kids, Li Ahh and Li Ohm who grow up motherless and neglected by their father Sui, a workaholic who spends the bulk of his time mending broken mannequins in his workshop. While he shuts himself out from the world, the two brothers roam the streets, get into fights and other troubles in school but for all they want is just love and to be loved.

Contents

1 Plot

2 Credit

3 Cast

4 Quotes

5 Awards List

6 References

Plot

Li Ahh (Lim Ming Wei) and Li Ohm (Wong Zi Jiang) grow up motherless. Their father Sui (James Lee) is a workaholic who spends most of his time mending broken mannequins. Sui is an outsider to the two boys, the only legacy left by the woman he loved, or still loves.

While he shuts himself out from the world, the two brothers grow up with all the freedom of neglected children. They roam the streets; get into fights and other trouble in school. Along the way, they adopt a stray puppy, which becomes the most important thing in their lives.

When the puppy is sent away for being a nuisance, the boys are devastated. Sui is very much affected by his boys' strong emotional attachment to the puppy. For the very first time, he realises that he is still able to love and he's going to do something about it before it's too late.

Credit

Chinese Title : 口袋裏的花

Director/ Writer/ Editor : LIEW Seng Tat

Producer : Yen San Michelle Lo

Executive Producer : Tan Chui Mui

Cinematographer : Albert Hue See Leong

Production Manager/ Assistant Director : Charlotte Lim Lay Kuen

Production Designer / Key Art : Gan Siong King

Year of Production : March 2007

Country of Production : Malaysia

Duration : 97 Min

Language : Mandarin & Malay

Subtitle : English & Mandarin

Cast

Wong Zi Jiang: Ma Li Ohm

Lim Ming Wei: Ma Li Ahh

Amira Nasuha Binti Shahiran : Atan/ Ayu

James Lee : Ah Sui

Azman bin Md. Hasan: Mamat

Quotes

“A touching and humanistic story that tells a neglected father-and-sons relationship with a sense of humor, while using a simply and beautifully composed cinematic style.”

- Dariush MEHRJUIM, Head of Jury & Iranian master cineaste, 12th Pusan International Film Festival

“Flower In The Pocket is constantly, quietly, astonishing. A little film with big, deep pockets, Flower is equal parts childhood idyll, absurdist comedy, gentle social satire and family mystery.”

- Shelly Kraicer, Film Programmer of Vancouver Film Festival

Awards List