''Eating Air'' ( zh, 吃風) is a 1999 Singaporean

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directed by

Kelvin Tong Kelvin Tong Weng Kian (born in 1971 or 1972) is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and producer. He was a former film critic for ''The Straits Times''. Career Kelvin's passion for theatre and filmmaking began in his secondary school d ...

and Jasmine Ng, starring

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 ...

and Alvina Toh as two disaffected teenagers who are in love and about their days of being wild and crazy. Billed as "a motorcycle kung-fu love story", the directorial feature debut of Tong and Ng has since been considered a

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among the local film community.

Synopsis

A young man loves spending his time cruising the streets on his motorcycle and imagines himself as a martial arts hero. He falls in love with a quiet, withdrawn student who works in a photocopy shop by day and sells newspapers with her mother at night. The young man's carefree life changes when his best friend gets into trouble with the underworld triads and he feels obligated to shoulder the responsibilities with him.

Cast

as Ah Boy * Alvina Toh as Ah Girl * Joseph Cheong as Ah Gu * Ferris Yeo as Chao Helang * Andy Chng as Aw Tau * Mark Lee as Lao Beng *

Michelle Chong Michelle Chong (born 22 April 1977) is a Singaporean actress, comedian, host, filmmaker, digital content producer and businesswoman. She left Mediacorp in 2011 to set up the media agency Left Profile and production house Huat Films. To date, ...

as Posche * Deborah Png as Ah Girl's mother *

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as Mysterious girl

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1999 films 1999 romantic drama films 1999 action drama films Singaporean romantic drama films Singaporean action films 1990s Mandarin-language films Hokkien-language films 1990s English-language films 1999 directorial debut films English-language action drama films English-language romantic drama films {{1990s-romantic-drama-film-stub