Overview
It is Singapore in the late 1930s. Kai and Fei are childhood friends and aspiring violinists. When Japan invades Malaya in 1941, Kai chooses to forgo his music career to join the anti-Japanese forces. After the war Kai goes missing. Determined to find him, Fei performs all over Southeast Asia, all the while seeking any news of Kai. Yet, as time fades, Fei has to decide if she must find her own music to define the remaining years of her life.
A film from Ervin Han and Raúl García, starring Tan Kheng Hua and Kazuya Tanabe.
It opened abroad September 17, 2026 and has no US date yet. Critics and audiences: 3.41 on Letterboxd.
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27 | 3.35 |
| Sep 28 | 3.35 |
| Sep 29 | 3.36 |
| Sep 30 | 3.37 |
| Oct 1 | 3.37 |
| Oct 2 | 3.37 |
| Oct 3 | 3.38 |
| Oct 4 | 3.38 |
| Oct 5 | 3.39 |
| Oct 6 | 3.39 |
| Oct 7 | 3.40 |
| Oct 8 | 3.40 |
| Oct 9 | 3.40 |
| Oct 10 | 3.40 |
| Oct 11 | 3.41 |
| Oct 12 | 3.41 |
| Oct 13 | 3.41 |
| Oct 14 | 3.41 |
| Oct 15 | 3.41 |
Films are drafted before they open, then score all season for whoever took them, on the numbers here.
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