My Magic

My Magic
	Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Eric Khoo
Produced by	Tan Fong Chen; Wong Kim-hoh; Freddie Yeo; Gary Goh;
Written by	Eric Khoo; Wong Kim Hoh;
Starring	Bosco Francis; Jathisweran; Grace Kalaiselvi;
Music by	Kevin Mathews; Christopher Khoo;
Cinematography	Adrian Tan
Edited by	Siva Chandran; Lionel Chok;
Production; company	Zhao Wei Films; Infinite Frameworks;
Distributed by	ARP Selection
Release date	23 May 2008 (Cannes Film Festival); 25 August 2008 (Singapore);
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Singapore; Tamil Nadu
Language	Tamil
Budget	S$200,000[1]
Box office	US$19,940[2]

My Magic is a 2008 Singaporean Tamil language drama film directed by Eric Khoo and produced by Zhao Wei Films in association with Infinite Frameworks. My Magic was the first Singapore film to be nominated for the Palme D'Or, the top award for film at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] It has been also selected as Singapore's official entry for the Oscars in 2009.[1] It was released in Singapore cinemas on 25 September 2008.[3]

Plot

A single father takes a job as a magician to provide for his son, only to be pressured into dangerous acts.

Cast

Bosco Francis
Jathisweran as Rajr
Grace Kalaiselvi
Jason Lim
Seet Keng-yew

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety wrote that it "walks a thin line ... between sympathy with and exploitation of its main character's woes".[4] Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "one trick pony" that engages in schadenfreude and sentimentality instead of living up to the premise's possibilities as a heartbreaking father-son story.[5]

Bosco Francis was named best actor at the Asian Festival of First Films.[6]

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References

Tan, Valarie. "Singapore film "My Magic" steals limelight at Cannes Film Festival", Channel NewsAsia, 2008-06-03. Retrieved on 2009-04-10.
"2008 Singapore Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
Yahoo! Singapore Movies Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd.
Elley, Derek (25 May 2008). "Review: 'My Magic'". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
Lee, Maggie (30 May 2008). "Film Review: My Magic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
Fang, Joy (30 December 2008). "Cheers, cheers and more cheers!". My Paper. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via AsiaOne.

External links

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[cna-1] Tan, Valarie. "Singapore film "My Magic" steals limelight at Cannes Film Festival", Channel NewsAsia, 2008-06-03. Retrieved on 2009-04-10.

[2] "2008 Singapore Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[3] Yahoo! Singapore Movies Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd.

[4] Elley, Derek (25 May 2008). "Review: 'My Magic'". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[5] Lee, Maggie (30 May 2008). "Film Review: My Magic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[6] Fang, Joy (30 December 2008). "Cheers, cheers and more cheers!". My Paper. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via AsiaOne.