The Call Home

The Call Home depicts the hardship and displacement that Kasi, an Indian construction worker in Singapore, suffers in the course of his employment. His desire to remain untainted by corrupting influences soon crumbles as he finds ways to help alleviate the harshness of his new reality. On his first phone call home to his wife in Tanjore, he lies about his real circumstances, leaving the truth unsaid until it is too late.

Director: Han Yew Kwang
Runtime: 30m0s
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Availability: library@esplanade, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
Accession No: 2005-D-0065
Subtitles: English
Release Year: 2001
Producer: Chan Pei Ling
Language: English, Tamil
Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

Crew:

Story - Raj. A. Pillai
Script - Khur Sheed. A. Shah, Rachel. B. Kaur, Raj. A. Pillai, Subra. V. S.
Tamil Translation - Subra. V. S., Raj. A. Pillai
Director of Photography/Camera Operator - Victor Nah
Camera Crew - Pang Seow Peng, Gan Ruyu, Alan Ng, Ng Khwe Lin, Michael Chua, Chan C. K.
Lighting Crew - Royston Chan, Fong, Leonard Hong, Lim Wee Kiat, Terrie Wong
Editor - Ho Choon Hiong
Assistant Director/Script Supervisor - Lau Chee Nien
Sound Recordist - Yong Pagit
Boom Operator - Ho Wan Ling
Production Assistant - Don Chan
Sound Designer/Editor - Amir
Music/Flute Artist - Saundararajan J.