Don't Go Home Tonight
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese今夜不回家
Simplified Chinese今夜不回家
Hanyu PinyinJīnyè bù huí jiā
Directed byKelvin Sng
Story byKelvin Sng
Produced byShawn Tan
Starring
  • Gwen Tang
  • Kim So-yun
  • Justin Park
  • Lee Sung-chan
  • Bunz
  • Sun Zhen Yu
  • Priscelia Chan
  • Reuben Ho
  • Jack Hyde
  • Robert Wallace
CinematographyTan Shiwei
Edited byShawn Tan
Production
company
  • KSP Production
Distributed byEagleWings Cinematics
Release date
  • 28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySingapore
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Korean

Don't Go Home Tonight (Chinese: 今夜不回家) is a 2023 Singaporean drama film directed by Kelvin Sng.

Synopsis

The film centres around five groups of people seated at different tables in a restaurant, and the conversations they share unravel the issues they are facing. Things soon turn awry when a blackout occurs.

Cast

  • Gwen Tang as Lin Ching-hsia
  • Kim So-yun as Kim Hyun-joo
  • Justin Park as Professor Lee Yeong-hoon
  • Lee Sung-chan as Chen Xi
  • Bunz as Wang Kai
  • Sun Zhen Yu as Liu Jun
  • Priscelia Chan
  • Reuben Ho
  • Jack Hyde as Father Gerald
  • Robert Wallace as Lawrence

Production

The film features actors from Singapore, South Korea, China, the United States and the United Kingdom. It began filming in December 2021.[1]

Conceived without a script, the film is mainly driven by character improvisations through weeks of rehearsals and a basic premise.[2][3][4][5][6]

Release

Don't Go Home Tonight had a limited release at independent cinema line EagleWings Cinematics. It was screened exclusively on 28 and 29 July, 2023.[7][8]

References

  1. "孙立人开拍《今夜不回家》 曾诗梅首登大银幕与韩国演员合作". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. "Priscelia Chan shocked to learn movie she's in had no script: Director". AsiaOne. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. Ramachandran, Naman (8 December 2022). "'The Fortune Handbook' Director Kelvin Sng Presents Pan-Asian Film 'Don't Go Home Tonight' at ATF". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. "Priscelia Chan acts without script in her new movie, Don't Go Home Tonight - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. "Daily Cuts - Filming without a script". CNA. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. "《今夜不回家》对白即兴 曾诗梅颠覆形象爆粗口 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  7. "Don't Go Home Tonight | EagleWings Cinematics". www.eaglewingscinematics.com.sg. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. "被批长皱纹 曾诗梅不怒反而感谢对方 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 22 July 2023.


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