30th Singapore International Film Festival is beyond the ordinary

Issues of class, family and education are seen in a fresh light in films by women directors at this year's festival

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For those willing to go beyond the ordinary, the 30th Singapore International Film Festival offers good choices, especially from women film-makers.

Australian drama-comedy Babyteeth (rating to be confirmed, 117 minutes, screening on Nov 24 and 30) is a portrait of a romance between Milla (Eliza Scanlen), a schoolgirl from a middle-class home, and petty criminal Moses (Toby Wallace).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 14, 2019, with the headline 30th Singapore International Film Festival is beyond the ordinary . Subscribe