8 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about Dramatic-Thriller “˜1965′!1 min read

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The local film ‘1965’ has been garnering quite a lot of buzz for the past few months. Starring Qi Yuwu, Joanne Peh, James Seah, Deanna Yusoff and Lim Kay Tong, the film made its gala premiere at the Capitol Theatre last Tuesday.

1965 is a movie based on historical events that happened in Singapore but mainly touches on racial harmony and the fragility of it. Here are 8 things you probably didn’t know about the film!

1. Five years in the Making

Executive producer and co-director of “˜1965′, Daniel Yun took five years to finally start the production on his passion project. The long wait was mainly because Yun was “˜not comfortable with the script’, until about two years ago when it finally had a strong premise.

During that period of time, there were more than 100 revisions before he settled on the final draft.

2. 1965 was not planned to be part of SG50

Since the conception of the film was way before the year-long slogan “˜SG50′ came about, 1965 wasn’t planned for a release in 2015 but because of script issues, Daniel Yun and his creative team had to pushed back its release a few years. We think this film is very fitting for a SG50 year, doesn’t it?

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