Clouds in My Coffee (film)

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Clouds in My Coffee
Directed by Gallen Mei
Written byGallen Mei
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Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
CountrySingapore
LanguageEnglish

Clouds in My Coffee is a 2004 Singaporean drama film directed by Gallen Mei. [1]

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Plot

Three young women are mistreated by the men in their lives.

Reception

Yong Shu Chiang of today rated the film two out of five, stating, "Mostly mediocre acting and a highly-implausable script clouds the film's message about how women are viewed and treated." [2] Sylvia Toh of The New Paper gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5. [3] In his review of the movie, Tay Yek Keak of The Straits Times stated, "its skin-deep expose, easy caricatures and exploitative, abusive situations make them relevant probably to only director Gallen Mei and his clique of pals." [4]

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References

  1. Uhde, Jan; Ng Uhde, Yvonne. "EXPLORING THE DARK SIDE: SINGAPORE FILMS IN 2004". fareastfilm.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. Yong, Shu Chiang (6 August 2004). "Sex and the seedy". today . Singapore. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. Toh, Sylvia (27 September 2007). "Cloudy view of relationships". The New Paper . Singapore.
  4. Tay, Yek Keak (15 August 2004). "CLOUDS IN MY COFFEE (R21)". The Straits Times . Singapore.