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WET SEASON is the follow up of Singaporean writer/director Anthony Chen after his successful ILIO ILO which was also screened at TIFF a few years back. This time around, he takes the forbidden romance between a student and his Chinese language teacher while concentrating on the family problems of the teacher, Mrs. Lim. Mrs.Lim has to take care of her invalid father-in-law while her husband carries out an inter-marital affair.
The film is slow paced and one-sided and no one really knows what the film’s aim is or what message Chen is trying to convey. One never gets to see the student’s family in all these troubles.
Chen loves to show the poorer side of Singapore compared to the architectural marvels seen in other films set in Singapore like CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Chen is capable of much better!
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