sfs somerset: The new independent cinema
Programmed by Singapore Film Society
sfs somerset: The new independent cinema
Programmed by Singapore Film Society
oversteer
Directed by Derrick Lui | 86 Minutes
Derrick Lui is the first Singaporean to direct a race car movie. OVERSTEER is a coming-of- age story of a young man who falls out with his father, and together with a trusted childhood friend, sets out to survive as car mechanics. Inadvertently, they enter the racing world. The film includes professional racers and drift masters -- Drift Princess, Ashley Wong, Kazuto Soon, and Fariqe Hairuman. As Lui wanted the car races to be as authentic as possible, no CG was used, making for an extremely challenging and dangerous project. OVERSTEER won the Best Feature Film and Best Director awards at the Vienna Independent Film Festival in 2025.
PG (Some Sexual References)
Cast: Zhang Yaodong, Aden Tan, Grace Teo, Hanrey Low
Session: Thursday 5 Mar 2026 (7.30pm), Saturday 7 Mar 2026 (4.00pm)
Age limits apply for films rated
NC16, M18, or R21
RESURRECTION 狂野时代
Directed by Bi Gan | 160 Minutes
RESURRECTION is Bi Gan’s love letter to cinema and a meditation on the endurance of dreams amidst fading images. Unfolding in a series of dreams, the film is composed of six chapters that weave together key moments in 20th-century film and Chinese history. The narrative drifts ethereally yet inexorably towards a future where humanity has lost the ability to dream. With an ensemble cast spanning multiple timelines, Jackson Yee’s ever- morphing protagonist reincarnates across different eras, whilst a Miss Shu played by Shu Qi serves as the film’s narrator.
NC16 (Some Drug Use And Violence)
Cast: Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Li Gengxi
Sessions: Saturday 7 Mar 2026 (7.30pm),
Sunday 8 Mar 2026 (4.00pm)
Age limits apply for films rated
NC16, M18, or R21
THE OLD MAN AND HIS CAR 老破车
Directed by Michael Kam | 82 Minutes
A recently widowed old man finds himself confronted with the bittersweet task of parting with his cherished old car as he prepares to migrate to another country. He reluctantly embarks on a journey that forces him to confront his past, his profound sense of loss, and his enduring love. “Beyond being a narrative about letting go, the film delves into the themes of ageing and caregiving …..
I strive to infuse moments of levity throughout the narrative, and hopefully deliver a cinematic experience that resonates with audiences on multiple emotional levels.”
– Director Michael Kam
All tickets are subjected to availability and are for free seating.
We recommend arriving early to secure preferred seats.
NC16 (Some Coarse Language)
Cast: Lim Kay Tong, Richard Low,
Steven Woon, Sunny Pang
Age limits apply for films rated
NC16, M18, or R21
新兵正传 III: 蛙人传 AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN
Directed by Jack Neo | 148 Minutes
Many fans consider this film to be Jack Neo’s best work; it certainly tops the box-office records
among his prolific portfolio. The familiar rite-of-passage for every Singaporean young man –
National Service – is once again the subject of Jack’s inimitable comedic storytelling. This time,
the elite Naval Diving Unit, or NDU as it is commonly abbreviated, is where the lead characters’
trials and tribulations unfold. Specially curated and brought back to the big screen at SFS
Somerset, AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN is not to be missed if you want a thoroughly
relatable and irresistibly heartwarming experience from the only Singaporean filmmaker with
a 50-year track record of creative flair and commercial success.
All tickets are subjected to availability and are for free seating.
We recommend arriving early to secure preferred seats.
PG13 (Some Coarse Language and Violence)
Cast: Tosh Zhang, Wang Weiliang,
Maxi Lim, Joshua Tan
Age limits apply for films rated
NC16, M18, or R21
YOUNG MOTHERS (Jeunes mères)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | 105 Minutes
Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of
whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for
themselves and their children. “The Dardennes’ handheld, camera-on-the-shoulder style
continues in another hard-hitting drama about a pertinent social issue – this time, focusing
on poor, young women with babies seeking temporary refuge in a maternity shelter. Each
life is so painful that when their stories overlap, they form a tapestry of suffering and
solidarity. Should they have kept their babies or gone through with abortion when they
had the chance? The film asks this difficult, sensitive question, but each character arrives
at her own answer.” – Eternality Tan, SFS Vice-Chairman & Programming Director
All tickets are subjected to availability and are for free seating.
We recommend arriving early to secure preferred seats.
NC16 (Some Drug Use)
Cast: Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janiana Halloy
Session: Thursday 26 Feb 2026 (7.30pm)
Age limits apply for films rated
NC16, M18, or R21
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