Homerun (film)
Homerun (Chinese: 跑吧孩子; pinyin: pǎo bà háizǐ) is a 2003 Singaporean Mandarin-language period film. A remake of the award-winning Iranian film Children of Heaven, it is a film about two poor siblings and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. Set in 1965, the year Singapore separated from Malaysia, and satirises the political relations between the two countries, leading to its banning in Malaysia.
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| Directed by | Jack Neo |
| Written by | Jack Neo |
| Produced by | Titus Ho Chan Pui Yin |
| Starring | Shawn Lee Megan Zheng Xiang Yun Huang Wenyong |
| Cinematography | Kane Chen |
| Edited by | Lawrence Ang |
| Music by | Li Yi Redwan Ali |
Production company | Mediacorp Raintree Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | 2,300,000 SGD |
The film was written and directed by Singaporean filmmaker Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures. It stars Shawn Lee, Megan Zheng, Xiang Yun and Huang Wenyong. Filming took place in the rural outskirts of Kuala Lumpur during November and December 2002, but post-production delays pushed back the film's release date.
Released in cinemas on 7 August 2003, Homerun grossed over S$2.3 million during its nine-week box office run. It was nominated for two awards at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards; Megan Zheng, then 10, became the first Singaporean to win a Golden Horse. Generally, however, critical reception of the film was mixed.