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Director:
Royston Tan
Writer:
Royston Tan (writer)
Release Date:
23 October 2003 (Singapore) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is the story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by the system... more | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
fifteen minutes of fame more (13 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
Singapore:90 min | USA:96 min (DVD release)
Country:
Singapore
Language:
Hokkien | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:R(A) (edited for re-rating) | UK:18 | Australia:R

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Unknown: Optimism is only for the rich. more
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7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
fifteen minutes of fame, 26 June 2005
9/10
Author: samzpan from United States

basically this is the story of two 15 year old Asian boys living in singapore. they are what we would categorize as "at risk" in the good ole USA. both of them are into drugs and into smuggling drugs. and there is this one scene where a condom filled with pills is being forced down the throat of one of the boys. he is doing this himself and is in obvious pain and discomfort. his eyes are watering and saliva drips from his mouth and he tries to shove this giant pill stuffed condom down his throat. luckily we do not get to see the illegal contraband exiting the other end. but the movie has a lot of comedy in it, for instance when the boys buy a blow up doll and run thru the city center throwing it to the ground and humping it. and then there are scenes where the 2 boys place the doll between them and the guy on the top simulates a violent rape of the doll. the two boys spend a lot of time together but other friends are featured also. eventually the two spend some time in bed together and their attraction for each other is homosexual, and there are some tender scenes where one gently hugs the other one. this movie does not pull any punches, this is the reality for these boys in the circumstances that they are faced with. it is more of a documentary than a movie, sort of like pixote, but not as long or as complex. an excellent examination of teenage boys in singapore.

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