Topic: Racial Inequality in Singapore

Speakers:
Ms Ann Vogel (SMU Academic)
Mr Au Waipang (Social Commentary Blogger)



Estimated Duration: 160 mins

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About The Film:

Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters, a police detective with a drugged out mother and a thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are constantly theorizing on society and race, the white district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife, a racist white veteran cop (caring for a sick father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner, a successful Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with the racist cop, a Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets, and more.

Director: Paul Haggis
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Philippe, Larenz Tate, Michael Peña
Genre: Crime/ Drama
Running time: 112 mins
Year: 2004
Country: USA
Language: English, Persian, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean