Film Picks: The Last Dance, Polish Film Showcase, A Touch Of Sin

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The Last Dance, Cantonese Extended Version (NC16)

140 minutes, Golden Village VivoCity 

Tickets for the Cantonese screenings of hit Hong Kong movie The Last Dance sold out quickly when it opened here in 2024.  

For a limited period, there will be a Singapore Film Society Special Presentation of the drama, which has earned the title of the highest-grossing Chinese-language film of all time in Hong Kong, with takings of more than US$20.6 million (S$27.7 million). 

Five screenings are available from April 4 to 6 exclusively at Golden Village VivoCity. 

The extended cut of the film adds about 14 minutes of material, which, according to press reports, provides more character development and is closer to director Anselm Chan’s vision. 

The story follows Dominic (Dayo Wong), whose wedding planning business has been sunk by the pandemic. When Taoist priest Master Man (Michael Hui) seeks someone to handle the business side of his funeral rites company, the cash-strapped executive steps in.

Their partnership is fraught with tension, further strained by family dynamics – particularly concerning Master Man’s daughter Yuet (Michelle Wai), who has been denied succession as Master because she is a woman. 

A Mandarin extended version is also available at more cinemas from April 4. 

Polish Film Showcase 2025

Boxing biopic Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold (2024, M18, 148 minutes, screens at The Projector, Golden Mile Tower, on April 5, 7.30pm) puts the spotlight on Jerzy and Helena Kulej (Tomasz Wlosok and Michalina Olszanska), a power couple on the Polish scene during the 1960s.

Boxer Jerzy comes home a hero following his gold medal triumph at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. What follows is a colourful account of the morally compromised life of a man given all the benefits of a celebrity, while Helena tries to upgrade their lifestyle, at the same time making sure her husband remains fit enough to compete at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. 

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