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Singapore director Kan Lume wants to "fire up" audiences with his new film, which may not be too difficult considering its theme.
Solos is scheduled to premiere at the Singapore International Film Festival (Siff), which kicks off on April 18.
While Solos is in the running for the Silver Screen Awards at Siff, it remains to be seen whether it will even be screened.
The film is still with the Board of Film Censors for classification. Siff has a policy of not screening films that have been censored.
Solos' producer Florence Ang said that even if the film has to be withdrawn from Siff, it will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Made on a budget of $200,000, the film explores the fading relationship between Man (Lim Yu-beng) and his lover Boy (co-director Loo Zihan).
Meanwhile, Boy's mother (Goh Guat Kian) struggles with the fact that her son has abandoned her to be with a man.
Kan told TODAY after the Siff press conference on Tuesday: "I wanted to make a film that fires up the audience. A lot of times, local films are received very coolly.
"The film is neither for nor against homosexuality. It's really a story with many controversies."
The poster for the film seems to have been designed to raise eyebrows. It pictures Lim and Loo, each nude and lying on his side, facing away from each other.
Kan, however, was quick to defend the more controversial elements of the movie.
"There are a few sex scenes but they are not there to be sensational. People who go in to be titillated will be disappointed," he said.
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