Eating Air

Eating Air (Chinese: 吃風) is a 1999 Singaporean action romantic drama film directed by Kelvin Tong and Jasmine Ng, starring Benjamin Heng and Alvina Toh as two disaffected teenagers who are in love and about their days of being wild and crazy.^[2][3][4] Billed as "a motorcycle kung-fu love story", the directorial feature debut of Tong and Ng has since been considered a cult classic among the local film community.^[5][6]

Eating Air
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese	吃風
Simplified Chinese	吃风
Literal meaning	“Having a good time” in Hokkien slang
Hanyu Pinyin	Chī fēng
Hokkien POJ	Jiak hong
Directed by	Kelvin Tong Jasmine Ng
Written by	Kelvin Tong Jasmine Ng
Produced by	Loraine Frugniet Mabelyn Ow
Starring	Benjamin Heng Alvina Toh
Cinematography	Lucas Jodogne Mary Van Kets
Edited by	Jasmine Ng
Music by	Joe Ng Seens Jason Tan Nigel Woodford
Production companies	YTC Pictures Multi-Story Complex
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release date	9 December 1999 (1999-12-09)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	Mandarin Hokkien English Malay
Budget	S$800,000[1]

Synopsis

A young man loves spending his time cruising the streets on his motorcycle and imagines himself as a martial arts hero. He falls in love with a quiet, withdrawn student who works in a photocopy shop by day and sells newspapers with her mother at night. The young man's carefree life changes when his best friend gets into trouble with the underworld triads and he feels obligated to shoulder the responsibilities with him.

Cast

• Benjamin Heng as Ah Boy
• Alvina Toh as Ah Girl
• Joseph Cheong as Ah Gu
• Ferris Yeo as Chao Helang
• Andy Chng as Aw Tau
• Mark Lee as Lao Beng
• Michelle Chong as Posche
• Deborah Png as Ah Girl's mother
• Kit Chan as Mysterious girl

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2000	Singapore International Film Festival	Young Cinema Award	Kelvin Tong and Jasmine Ng	Won	[7]