Seven Days (2023 film)

Seven Days (Chinese: 七天) is a 2023 Singaporean supernatural drama film written and directed by Grace Wu in her directorial debut. The film revolves around a female ghost who incidentally took a chance to possess her younger brother's body for seven days to resolve unsettled matters with her family. The film premiered as the opening film of the Singapore Chinese Film Festival on 28 April 2023 and was released in theatres on 12 May 2023.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seven Days
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Chinese七天
Hanyu PinyinQītiān
Directed byGrace Wu
Written byGrace Wu
Produced byMichelle Chang
Starring
CinematographySharon Loh
Edited byAndy Tseng
Music byFourth and Third
Production
companies
  • Tigon Pictures
  • Mocha Chai Laboratories
  • New Era Group
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 28 April 2023 (2023-04-28) (Singapore Chinese Film Festival)
  • 12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) (Singapore)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySingapore
Languages
  • Mandarin
  • Hokkien

Cast

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  • Ya Hui as Luo Ai-ling
    • Alicia Low as young Luo Ai-ling
  • Ayden Sng as Luo Ai-xiang
    • Charles Lam as young Luo Ai-xiang
  • Henry Thia as Old Ghost (Chen Wei-kang)
  • Xuan Ong as Luo Ai-shi
  • Regina Lim as Chen Jing-yao
  • Brian Ng as Wang Xun-yang
  • Peter Yu as Father
  • Doreen Toh as Mother
  • Jasmine Sim as Lisa
  • Benjamin Eio as Frank
  • Liow Shi Suen as Xun-yang's mother
  • Debra Loi as Kelly
  • Elvis Chin as Henry
  • Teo Ser Lee as Café customer
  • Goh Wee-Ann as Ai-ling's daughter
  • Nicholas Lim as Ai-ling's son
  • Oh Ling En as young Ai-ling's classmate

Production and marketing

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Principal photography began on 13 March 2022.[6]

Director and writer Grace Wu, who was born in Chongqing, became the first Chinese director to shoot a Singaporean-produced film. Seven Days also became the first Singaporean film to have its own NFT film art collection available on the platform OpenSea.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Deng, Yan; Tan, Martini,Kailong (2 March 2023). "First Chinese Director's Singapore Local Film to Premiere at Singapore Film Festival". iChongqing. Retrieved 4 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "孙政、雅慧担任男女主角 本地电影《七天》5月12日上映". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "离开新传媒后 雅慧首部电影5月上映 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Not going to university is Ya Hui's 'biggest regret' but she still wouldn't do it now — here's why". AsiaOne. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ 洪, 亿隽. "《七天》 孙政男儿身、女灵魂". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ^ "疫情下拍《七天》雅慧:非常有挑战性". 优1周 - UWeekly. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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