HOMERUN

Synopsis

Set in 1965 before Singapore gained independence from the Federation of Malaya, HOMERUN is the story of Ah Kun, a 10-year old school boy in an old village, and his young sister, Seow Fang. Their mother is pregnant and is too weak to work; their father earns a meagre salary doing odd jobs and is behind on the rent.

One day, Ah Kun loses his sister's shoes while running an errand. Devastated, he asks her not to tell their poverty-stricken and frustrated parents. But how will she get to school without her shoes?

The siblings strike a deal. Seow Fang will wear Ah Kun's shoes to school in the morning, then run home so that Ah Kun can go to school in the afternoon. But Seow Fang finds getting back on time rather difficult, and Ah Kun is soon in trouble at school. Meanwhile, their father is looking for more lucrative work, and decides to try his luck as a deliveryman in the affluent quarter of the city.

Complications ensue until Ah Kun comes across a cross-country race for schoolboys where the third prize is a pair of new shoes.

The story is set against a historical backdrop at the birth of a nation. While Ah Kun sees the solution of his problem in winning the race, uncertainty of the future looms in the minds of the people. Can they call this country their home?

Production Information

An Asian remake of the internationally acclaimed Iranian movie CHILDREN OF HEAVEN HOMERUN tells the story of an impoverished boy and his sister who are thrust into difficult circumstances over a pair of missing shoes. Against a backdrop of economic hardship and political uncertainty, we see the purity and innocence of childhood and the power of love in the family.

Screenwriter and director Jack Neo is one of the most prolific filmmakers in Singapore. Jack hopes to take the story of CHILDREN OF HEAVEN a step further by making the movie in Chinese so that more people can be touched by the beauty of this simple story.

HOMERUN is one of the fourteen films in competition for the Silver Screen Award in the Singapore International Film Festival 2003.

Casting

Kun's Father -- Huang Wen Yong
Kun's Mother --Xiang Yun
Chew Kiat Kun -- Shawn Lee Chuang Rui
Chew Seow Fang -- Megan Zheng Zhi Yun
Tan Ming Soon -- Joshua Ang
Tan Seow Hay -- Ho Wen Long

Producers: Titus Ho / Chan Pui Yin

Director: Jack Neo

Story & Screenplay by Jack Neo

Date of release: 4th December 2003

Category : This film is not yet rated.