One Last Dance (2006 film)

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One Last Dance
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US film poster
Traditional Chinese 茶舞
Simplified Chinese 茶舞
Hanyu Pinyin Chá Wǔ
Jyutping Caa4 Mou2
Directed byMax Makowski
Screenplay byMax Makowski
Story byMax Makowski
Produced by Peter Loehr
Titus Ho
Chan Pui-yin
Starring Francis Ng
Ti Lung
Vivian Hsu
Harvey Keitel
CinematographyCharlie Lam
Edited byLawrence Ang
Music by John Swihart
Production
companies
Distributed byMediacorp Raintree Pictures
Golden Village Entertainment
Release dates
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySingapore
Languages Cantonese
Mandarin
English

One Last Dance is a 2006 Singaporean crime film written and directed by Max Makowski and starring Francis Ng, Ti Lung, Vivian Hsu and Harvey Keitel. The film was shown in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival as part of the "Tous Les Cinemas du Monde Sidebar" [1] before being theatrically released in Singapore on 11 January 2007.

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Plot

T (Francis Ng) is Singapore's top class hitman. Every time he receives a red envelope with a name written inside, it means a life will be lost in this world. But he also has his own friendships and romance buried deep inside his heart. Captain (Ti Lung) is T's confidant who plays chess with him by exchanging business cards while Mae (Vivian Hsu), a bartender at TeAmo Bar, is T's beloved.

During a Sunday morning, Mae's olden brother, Ko (Joseph Quek), gives a call to T. Ko was commissioned by his friend Tak to find the son of Italian mafia boss Terrtano (Harvey Keitel). Ko captures three thieves who keep their lips tight and T tortures them to reveal information. After finding Terrtano's son, T kills the three thieves. Unbeknownst to him, one of the thieves is the son of local gang leader, Mr. Sa. Mr. Sa plans to hire T to kill everyone involved in his son's murder, including Ko, Tak, Terranto and even T himself.

Cast

Critical reception

Justin Chang of Variety gave the film a positive review praises lead actor Francis Ng's soulful performance and John Swihart's score. [2] Todd Brown of Screen Anarchy praised the film's clever plotting and Ng's performance, but criticizes the film's humor. [3] Michael Feraro of Film Threat rated the film a score of 2/5 stating the film is "thrown together in the most undesirable fashion." [4]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
CeremonyCategoryRecipientOutcome
8th Newport Beach Film Festival Jury Award - Best CinematographerCharlie LamWon
2006 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - DramaticMax MakowskiNominated

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References

  1. ↑ "One Last Dance - FILM REVIEW".
  2. ↑ "One Last Dance – Variety". 26 January 2006.
  3. ↑ "One Last Dance Review". 23 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "One Last Dance - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .
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