''Zombiepura'' (), is a 2018 Singaporean horror comedy film directed by

Jacen Tan Jacen Tan is a Singaporean independent film director, and has been named by '' The Straits Times Life!'' as one of Singapore's "most exciting young talents" and “Singapore’s latest film funnyman”. Tan is known for his low budget films, h ...

. The film stars

Alaric Tay Alaric Tay (born Tay Liang Hoong; born 26 June 1979), is a Singaporean director, producer and actor. Early life Tay was born in Singapore and raised in a strict Christian family. Tay would later passionately pursue entertainment as the career ...

and

Benjamin Heng Benjamin Heng (born 1976) is a Singaporean actor, known for starring in the romantic action film ''Eating Air'', the comedy film ''Lelio Popo'', and in the horror comedy film ''Zombiepura'', as well as in several television series, such as ''Anythin ...

. The film was the first widely released Singaporean zombie film.

Plot

In a remote army camp, soldiers start collapsing and rising as zombies. Lazy reservist Tan Kayu and the tough Sergeant Lee Siao On have to put aside their differences in order to survive. They are joined by a woman and her daughter, who sold military supplies in the camp.

Cast

as Tan Kayu *

as Lee Siao On * Joey Pink Lai *

Chen Xiuhuan Chen Xiuhuan () (born 10 October 1965) is a Singaporean actress. She is a Mediacorp artiste from 1984 to 1997 and 2018 till today. Career Chen started her acting career at the age of 18 after attending the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's ...

Richard Low Richard Low (; born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's ...

as Mad Dog Lee * Haresh Tilani

Release

The film premiered at the 2018 Scream Asia Film Festival on October 19. The film was released in theatres on 25 October 2018.

Reception

Chen Yunhong of ''

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'' gave the film three stars out of five for entertainment and one star out of five for art. John Lui of ''

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'' gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 in his review of the film, stating, "When the puzzle pieces shown in the first act come together neatly in the second, there is a tremendous sense of satisfaction. However, the third act comes and all the hard work unravels." Douglas Tseng of ''

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'' also gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 in his review of the film, stating, "Sometimes, the action is more perspiration than inspiration, while pacing is an issue. At 83 minutes (shorter if you omit the end-credits), it still feels a tad sluggish."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8001748, Zombiepura 2018 films 2018 comedy horror films Singaporean comedy horror films English-language Singaporean films Singaporean zombie films