The Media Development Authority (MDA) has banned award winning film To Singapore, with Love by local film director Tan Pin Pin. They explained that it has been classified as a Not Allowed for All Ratings (NAR) because it undermines national security. MDA explained that they feel the content is not suitable as it portrays the legitimate actions of security agencies to protect Singapore as acts that purposefully victimise innocent individuals. They said that this is a distorted and untruthful account of how certain individuals became exiles. Under the current Film Classification Guidelines, any films deemed to undermine national security will be given the NAR rating, completely banning it from exhibition or distribution in Singapore. The Film is actually an award-winning documentary that goes into the past and present lives of several key Singaporean political exiles that fled during the 1960s to escape detention for their beliefs and activism. The filmmaker has described the lives of these exiles and shared that most have not been permitted to return and have been forced to moved on to create extraordinary second lives in adopted homelands. Despite being so far away from Singapore for so long, it is moving that their love for their country and sense of belonging has never wavered. The film goes into their lives and also sheds light on the history of formation of the Singapore that we know today.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:05:13 +0000
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