This movie is recently being shown here in the cinemas. It is a film that is worth watching in my opinion. Directed by Cheng Ding An, it speaks of how football shapes a nation idendity.
Once a upon a time, football united people. People would gather together at a common TV set or make their way down to Kallang Stadium to watch how the Lions take on the Malaysian state team. Entire blocks would shout in jubilation whenever Singapore scored a goal. It was the healthy rivalry between both countries that united all the people together. It was the golden era of football.
Cheng Ding An has successfully captured the emotions and passions of viewers on and off the pitch. But beyond the game, the movie also showed the lives of some well known football heroes and legends in Singapore football history. Some had to bear the respoonsibilities of family whereas others had to deal with issues such as love and addictions.
Kallang Roar showed how a man's undying love for a country can inspire the whole country. But above all, the lessons that can be learnt from this movie is sacrifice and patience. In order to get some things in life, others have to be sacrificed and patience is definitely needed if success is wanted in life.
Quoted from Cheng Ding An, "Kallang Roar is a story that every taxi driver, kopitiam uncle and auntie, footballer, football fan, hero-worshipping teen, every family of all races who needs a movie on the Sunday for good sound values and family bonding, can enjoy and has been waiting all their life to watch."
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I have also read about the movie reviews for this films. It does seem like a meaningful movie with the human touch.
It's also commendable how the director chose to make a film using the Singapore soccer history as inspiration.
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