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7 Letters is a 2015 Singaporean anthology drama film directed by seven different directors. It comprises seven short stories celebrating Singapore's 50th anniversary.[2] The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[3]

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Cast

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"Cinema"

  • Nadiah M.Din as The Actress
  • David Chua as Fan Fan Law
  • Aric Hidir Amin as Slim Villager
  • Faizal Abdullah as Round Villager
  • Hamidah Jalil as Older Actress
  • Lim Poh Huat as Pontianak
  • Juliette Binoche as Lady at Cavenagh Bridge (special appearance)

"That Girl"

  • Yan Li Xuan as Caiyun
  • Josmen Lum as Ah Shun
  • Brien Lee as Ah Fa
  • Sebastian Ng as Ah Cai

"The Flame"

  • T. Sasitharan as Father
  • Nithiyia Rao as Leela
  • N. Vighnesh as Mani
  • Fatin Amira as Helper

"Bunga Sayang"

  • Ray Tan Liang Yu as Little Boy
  • J. Rosmini as Makcik
  • Faith Denning as Teacher

"Pineapple Town"

  • Lydia Look as Ning
  • Nickson Cheng as Kang
  • Rexy Tong as Michelle (Baby)
  • Rianne Lee as Michelle (6 Years Old)
  • Anne James as Sumathi
  • Yoo Ah Min as Ah Gek
  • Karen Lim as Kim Leng
  • Rachel Tay as Birth Mum

"Parting"

  • J.A. Halim as Ismail
  • Cheryl Tan as Swee Choo
  • Khalid Omar as Train Conductor
  • Jonathan Sim as Immigration Officer
  • Nickson Cheng as Duty Officer
  • Desmond Tay Thong Nam as Taxi Driver
  • Angel Yeung as Woman on Bus
  • Ashmi Roslan as Young Ismail
  • Daryl Toh as Flag-day Boy
  • Vivian Lim as Shop Assistant

"GPS (Grandma Positioning System)"

  • Zhang Jin Hua as Grandma
  • Zheng Geping as Son
  • Hong Huifang as Daughter-in-law
  • Hazelle Teo as Granddaughter
  • Rey Phua as Grandson
  • Mok Tye Par as Grandpa

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Reception

Maggie Lee of Variety called the film "uneven but mostly poignant".[4] Joanne Soh of The New Paper rated it 4/5 stars and wrote that it "truly is a passion project that will strike a chord with the older generation".[5] John Lui of My Paper rated it 4.5/5 stars and wrote that the film's quality is good enough to call for a reassessment of assumptions about government-funded art.[6]

Time Out Singapore selected it as the best Singaporean film of 2015.[7]

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Controversy

In January 2016, the film was flagged by Malaysian censors before it was due to screen at the Titian Budaya Festival. A successful appeal was made by the organiser, CultureLink, against the cuts for the vulgar phrase in Cantonese, "curse your whole family", in Jack Neo’s segment of the omnibus.[8]

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