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The Violinist

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The year is 1941. The dreams of two young musicians are shattered when Singapore is invaded by the Japanese during WW2. As their lives take vastly different paths, they must each come to terms with their place and purpose in a new reality, and to find hope in a world wrought with despair. Spanning 80 years of Singapore and Malaya history, it's a story about courage, conviction, resilience and how music can shine a light in the darkest of times.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 1 day ago
2.5/5
While the narrative sweep of this Spanish-coproduced Singaporean epic is impressive, there are niggling problems as we continually wonder why we are watching the story rendered with simple anime-style drawings rather than live-action. Go to Full Review Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) 1 day ago
4/5
It’s definitely not a perfect movie, but there’s something really lovely about how much this film believes in the power of music and the people we carry with us long after they’re gone Go to Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Awards Buzz 1 day ago
8/10
While this story might have been decent enough as a live-action production, the tool of animation proves extraordinarily useful and effective in enhancing the feeling of wonder. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ervin Han

Director

Raul Garcia

Director

Kheng Hua Tan

Voice

Kazuya Tanabe

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Adrian Pang

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Ayden Sng

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Synopsis The year is 1941. The dreams of two young musicians are shattered when Singapore is invaded by the Japanese during WW2. As their lives take vastly different paths, they must each come to terms with their place and purpose in a new reality, and to find hope in a world wrought with despair. Spanning 80 years of Singapore and Malaya history, it's a story about courage, conviction, resilience and how music can shine a light in the darkest of times.
Director
Ervin Han, Raul Garcia
Producer
Ervin Han, Paloma Mora, Cristiano Bortone, Raul Garcia
Screenwriter
Ervin Han, Jordan Katherine See
Genre
Animation, Drama, Music, History
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 54m
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