Becoming Royston
(NC16)- Release Date: 2nd August 2007 (Showtimes)
- Language: English
- Running Time: 85 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Nicholas Chee
- Cast: KayChin Tay, ShuAn Oon, Alvin Neo
- Local Distributor: Cathay-Keris Films
The story revolves around the coming of age of Tan Boon Huat (Alvin Neo), the middle child of a prawn farmer whose family resides on an island town. Nicknamed 'Hei Bee' ('shrimp' in Hokkien, a Chinese dialect), Boon Huat's time as a child to adolescence was one filled with oppression, often receiving harsh treatment from his own father. Boon Huat eventually leaves the island with the help of his friend and confidant, the island boatman (Tay Kay Chin). On the mainland, he meets a girl (Oon Shu An) while working in a video shop. Boon Huat starts to discover his dream of becoming a filmmaker with the help of his new found 'love'.
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