Warm tale of youth World Cup heroes and villains
Chinese-Malaysian singer fulfils a long-held dream with his directorial Chinese-language debut about dreams and friendships in a small town. Liu Wei reports Chinese-Malaysian singer Aniu saw Zhang Yimou's To Live (Huo Zhe) when he was in high school and decided to make film-directing his life's goal. He has finally fulfilled his dream with his directorial debut Ice Kacang Puppy Love being screened in Malaysia in April and all set to premiere in China in late July. Ice kacang is a popular Malaysian dessert, traditionally made with shaved ice and red bean. Totally different from Zhang's harrowing epic, Aniu's maiden work is a warm flick about youth dreams and friendships in a small town. "I want to live as a teenager once again through the film," says Aniu. The 34-year-old singer went back to his hometown to find a suitable setting, only to discover the place transformed by modern architecture and urban development. He then looked elsewhere across peninsular Malaysia before settling on a town named Tronoh in the state of Perak. A tin mining town, many of its residents left with the decline of the industry in the mid-20th century, leaving many old buildings intact. "Even so, the town slowly disappeared over the course of the film's shooting," he says. The film is set in a traditional Malaysian caf. The main protagonist is Botak, played by Aniu. He works in his father's caf and is in love with a girl living upstairs. "A caf is the facebook for Malaysians," Aniu says. "Most of them are run by Chinese. All kinds of people, from housewives returning from the market to workers ready to go to work, gather in cafs to chat." Aniu reveals that not everything in the caf was old. "Its wooden bar counter, for example, had to be remade," he says. "Now at least one film will show what old Malaysian small towns looked like," he adds happily. Aniu spent seven years writing the screenplay. At first, he set his sights high hoping to show the history of Malacca, a Malaysian city with a history of some 600 years. Later, while traveling in the ancient town of Wuzhen in China's Zhejiang province, the guide told him the stone-paved road on which he was walking was 900 years old. About Author We are very professional supplier of selling Nike shoes such as Nike or more AirShox,AirMax,Air Jordan,Air Force 1 and so on, We offer grade A quality product only. Our products are authentic quality with original box.And all products displayed on our website are available and have stocks here. We offer very special prices to our customer (price depends on your quantity).Very fast and safety delivery by TNT, DHL OR EMS, we can delivery within 24 hours upon receiving your payment. It is very safe door to door service, never get problems with customs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We accept small orders! Thank you very much ! fail information, please kindly visit our website: www.footwearfile.com www.yannikeshoes.com www.pickfashion.com Disclaimer: Article submitters are solely responsible for the content of their articles. ArtiLib can't be held liable for the contents of the articles. Report Abuse | Browse By Category |
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