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My Magic is a 2008 Singaporean Tamil language drama film directed by Eric Khoo and produced by Zhao Wei Films in association with Infinite Frameworks. My Magic was the first Singapore film to be nominated for the Palme D'Or, the top award for film at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] It has been also selected as Singapore's official entry for the Oscars in 2009.[1] It was released in Singapore cinemas on 25 September 2008.[3]

My Magic
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Eric Khoo
Written by	Eric Khoo Wong Kim Hoh
Produced by	Tan Fong Chen Wong Kim-hoh Freddie Yeo Gary Goh
Starring	Bosco Francis Jathisweran Grace Kalaiselvi
Cinematography	Adrian Tan
Edited by	Siva Chandran Lionel Chok
Music by	Kevin Mathews Christopher Khoo
Production companies	Zhao Wei Films Infinite Frameworks
Distributed by	ARP Selection
Release dates	23 May 2008 (2008-05-23) (Cannes Film Festival) 25 August 2008 (2008-08-25) (Singapore)
Running time	75 minutes
Countries	Singapore Tamil Nadu
Language	Tamil
Budget	S$200,000[1]
Box office	US$19,940[2]

Plot

A single father takes a job as a magician to provide for his son, only to be pressured into dangerous acts.

Cast

• Bosco Francis
• Jathisweran as Rajr
• Grace Kalaiselvi
• Jason Lim
• Seet Keng-yew

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety wrote that it "walks a thin line ... between sympathy with and exploitation of its main character's woes".[4] Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "one trick pony" that engages in schadenfreude and sentimentality instead of living up to the premise's possibilities as a heartbreaking father-son story.[5]

Bosco Francis was named best actor at the Asian Festival of First Films.[6]

References

External links

• Official website
• My Magic at IMDb
• My Magic at Rotten Tomatoes

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