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Canopy

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 24m
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4.8/10
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Robert Menzies, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Khan Chittenden, and Edwina Wren in Canopy (2013)
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Singapore, February 1942. An Australian fighter pilot is shot down over the jungle and must find his way back to Allied lines, through Japanese-held territory.Singapore, February 1942. An Australian fighter pilot is shot down over the jungle and must find his way back to Allied lines, through Japanese-held territory.Singapore, February 1942. An Australian fighter pilot is shot down over the jungle and must find his way back to Allied lines, through Japanese-held territory.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Aaron Wilson
  • Writer
    • Aaron Wilson
  • Stars
    • Khan Chittenden
    • Morning Tzu-Yi Mo
    • Yoshi Yamamoto
Top credits
  • Director
    • Aaron Wilson
  • Writer
    • Aaron Wilson
  • Stars
    • Khan Chittenden
    • Morning Tzu-Yi Mo
    • Yoshi Yamamoto
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations

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    Canopy
    Trailer 2:03
    Canopy
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    Trailer 2:01
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    Canopy (2013)
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    Khan Chittenden in Canopy (2013)
    Khan Chittenden in Canopy (2013)
    Khan Chittenden in Canopy (2013)
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    Robert Menzies, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Khan Chittenden, and Edwina Wren in Canopy (2013)

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    Khan Chittenden
    Khan Chittenden
    • Jimas Jim
    Morning Tzu-Yi Mo
    Morning Tzu-Yi Mo
    • Sengas Seng
    Yoshi Yamamoto
    • Japanese Soldieras Japanese Soldier
    Robert Menzies
    • Older Jimas Older Jim
    Edwina Wren
    Edwina Wren
    • Wifeas Wife
    Ryoichi Uchikoshi
    • Japanese Voiceas Japanese Voice
    • (voice)
    Masaki Sato
    • Japanese Voiceas Japanese Voice
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Aaron Wilson
    • Writer
      • Aaron Wilson
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    Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary. Transcending language and culture, CANOPY is a cinematic tour de force exploring the collision of war, nature and its impact on humanity. —Producer
    • timeframe 1940s
    • singapore
    • jungle
    • escape
    • capture
    • 16 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Wartime, 1942. Don't get caught.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Thriller
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for intense war situations including some bloody images
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Filming in Singapore took place in areas where actual fighting took place. The Sungei Buloh Wetlands (featured at the start of the film) is where the Japanese Imperial Army first landed on the night on 8 February 1942. Bukit Brown (in the middle of the island) contains an old Chinese Cemetery. Gravestones can been seen in various shots throughout the film.
    • Goofs
      Throughout film they are totally clean shaven, they are in a jungle.
    • Quotes

      Seng: [kneeling at fallen fighter, in Hokkien] You haven't eaten anything, right?

      Cheong (Dalforce fighter): [gurgling, dying from slit throat]

      Seng: [unwraps Jim's chocolate bar ration and attempts to feed Cheong, before giving up and starts to cry softly]

    • Connections
      Featured in Little Tornadoes (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Walking My Baby Back Home
      Performed by: Annette Hanshaw

      Written by: Fred E. Ahlert and Roy Turk

      Licensed by: Chappell & Co., INC. (ASCAP)

      License courtesy of: Cleopatra Records, by arrangement with The Orchard (USA)

      Played during opening sequence as it plays on the radio

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    Intensely unrelentingly 'green' and . . boring
    Award wins and nominations are the critics injoke punishing any gullible viewers who happen onto this low budget panorama of the jungle - canopy to floor.

    If you have ever been into the equatorial jungle once you will never, never ever forget the experience of prickly heat, rashes, bites, itches. Sweat. That's the easy part. Even the super fit quickly get so exhausted they go 'troppo' with the heat and humidity and wander away in a daze, off the track never to be seen again.

    In the Solomon Islands two American servicemen went missing in the jungle in WW2. Their bodies were found a week later - not more than 500 meters from their army base - of 500,000 men.

    THAT kind of jungle 'feeling' you can never experience on a cinema screen.

    The small budget is severely restrictive. Watching somebody stumbling through endless 'green' (unless you're a botanist) without a commentary by David Attenborough is crushingly boring. Interacting with the 'civilisation' he finds not on a distant par with the fabulous lunacy of Klaus Kinski in 'Fitzcarraldo' or Nick Nolte's inspired state of mind in 'Farewell to the King'

    Distribution is consigned to low budget TV and cable channels. Recording and fast forward is the only suggestion.
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    • Oct 27, 2016

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 2014 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Singapore
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official website (Australia)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Hokkien
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 空降失落叢林
    • Filming locations
      • Sungei Buloh, Singapore
    • Production companies
      • Finer Films
      • Jin Chuan Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • A$600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,462
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,042
      • Sep 1, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,462
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)
      • 1.85 : 1

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