Cell 118

An adaptation of the true story of a prisoner-of-war detained at Changi Camp during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, as told from the point-of-view of the Japanese prison guard years later. The warden develops empathy for the inmate until a discovery of the secret installation of a transistor radio in the detainee’s cell wall puts the bond fostered to the ultimate test.

  • Director: Shawn Lee Miller
  • Runtime: 14m47s
  • Genre: Drama
  • Rating: PG
  • Availability: library@esplanade
  • Accession No: 2007-D-1136
  • Subtitles: -
  • Release Year: 2003
  • Producer: Nur Haliza Bte Halik
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

  • Shandon Quinn, Darren Joe, Eric Lee

Crew:

  • Writer - Shawn Lee Miller
  • Editor/Director of Photography - Michael Tay Hong Khoon
  • Assistant Camera Operator - Choo Weiming
  • Gaffer - Xavier Pang
  • Grip/Driver - Wayne Wong
  • Sound Designer/Editor - Linda Lee
  • Boom Operator - Charmaine Teo
  • Script Supervisor - Shawn Chong
  • Art Director - Boo Junfeng
  • Set Design Advisor - Robin Carmichael
  • Music Composer - Jennifer Lee

Keywords:

  • Era - 16 August 1942
  • Event - Japanese Occupation, Second World War
  • Place - Changi Camp, Singapore
  • Items - Transistor Radio, Stethoscope
  • Themes - Imprisonment, Freedom, Escape, Entrapment, National Duty
  • Relationship - Warden/Inmate, Guard/Prisoner
  • People - Soldier, Prisoner of War, POW, Political Prisoner
  • Emotions - Regret, Guilt, Envy, Fear

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