The Missing Words 母.子.妻

A Christian Chinese immigrant in Singapore struggles with his mother’s disapproval of his relationship with a Muslim girl. Amidst his frustration in facing the conflict with his mother, he finds understanding and sympathy in the hero of an animated television series from his childhood, Nasreddin of The Story of Afanti.

  • Director: Khalishan Liang, Nurliyana A.R.
  • Runtime: 23m9s
  • Genre: Drama
  • Rating: PG13
  • Availability: library@esplanade, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
  • Accession No: 2017-D-1000292
  • Subtitles: English
  • Release Year: 2016
  • Producer: Khalishan Liang, Nurliyana A.R.
  • Language: English, Mandarin
  • Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

  • Zhang Yiling
  • Khalishan Liang
  • Nurliyana Abdul Rahim
  • Ivan Lo Kai Jun

Crew:

  • Director of Photography/Editor/Audio-Post/Animator/Colorist - Khalishan Liang
  • Production Design/Animation Set and Character Design/Film Score - Nurliyana Abdul Rahim
  • Assistant Director - Amelia Lee
  • Assistant Camera - Sylvia Seow
  • Camera Operator - Arnold Chon
  • Camera Operator - Sylvia Seow
  • Camera Operator - Khalishan Liang
  • Camera Operator - Haikal Ismail
  • Gaffer - Haikal Ismail
  • Grip - Fuad Huat
  • Junior Grip - Foong Yan Qiu
  • Junior Grip - Nicholas Zhong Huan
  • Make-Up - Haslina Ismail
  • Location Sound - Joant Ubeda
  • Location Sound - Jenn Hui
  • Location Sound - Evan Thiang
  • Stop-Animation Voiceover - Lee Yong Tick
  • Stop-Animation Voiceover - Khalishan Liang
  • Stop-motion Animation Set Builder - Leong Mei Hung
  • Stop-motion Animation Doll Maker - Wang Yi Ran
  • Fang Quan 

Keywords:

  • Activities - Moving house, Singing, Painting, Praying
  • Animals - Donkey
  • Items - Quran, Bible
  • Places - HDB, Church, Mosque, Void Deck
  • People - Nasreddin
  • Relationships - Mother/Son
  • Popular Culture - The Story of Afanti
  • Religions - Christian, Islam
  • Subject Matter- Interracial Relationship, Stop-motion Animation
  • Themes - Love, Family, Religion

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