Meeting the Giant

Meeting the Giant (2014)

再见巨人

“Meeting the Giant” traces a young teen’s encounter with a group of young Chinese basketball players who are brought to Singapore and groomed to play to win. After his initial resentment, he learns to look beyond the superficial veneer of the players’ nationality and understand their private struggles as well as the sacrifices their families had to make to give them a chance at a better life. As the young players gradually integrate and adapt to the local culture, the teen forms close bond with them.

Date of release
2014-06-19
Runtime
1h 44m
Director
Tay Ping-Hui

Casting

Interesting facts

Meeting the Giant is a 2014 Singaporean-Chinese coming-of-age sports drama film directed by Tay Ping Hui in his directorial debut. Co-producing the film, Zhu Houren also serves as an executive producer and co-writer whilst making a special appearance in the film. The film features real-life professional basketball players and began filming in early August 2013. It was released in theatres on 19 June 2014.

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