7 Letters
7 Letters is a 2015 Singaporean anthology drama film directed by seven different directors. It comprises seven short stories celebrating Singapore's 50th anniversary. The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Academy Award for Best [Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film] at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Cast
"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
"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
- Rianne Lee as Michelle
- 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
Reception
Maggie Lee of Variety called the film "uneven but mostly poignant". 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". 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.Time Out Singapore selected it as the best Singaporean film of 2015.