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Vintage Violence to close 37th Singapore International Film Festival on Nov 1

The 37th Singapore International Film Festival (Oct 21–Nov 1) will close with the Asian premiere of Eugene Kotlyarenko's "Vintage Violence", with stars Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara attending. It is the first stand-alone closing screening since 2014.

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Mixed · 2The 37th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), running from Oct 21 to Nov 1, will close with Eugene Kotlyarenko's "Vintage Violence", starring Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara. Mixed · 2The screening brings back a dedicated closing film, which the festival last staged in 2014. Mixed · 2The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (in its Midnight Madness section) and will have its Asian premiere at Singapore's Capitol Theatre on Nov 1, with Kotlyarenko, Sprouse and Mizuhara attending.

Mixed · 2SGIFF executive director Jeremy Chua said the festival was excited to bring back the closing film after more than a decade, and called the film "unruly, contemporary and deeply attuned to the ways technology has changed how we see, share and experience the world around us". Mixed · 2Variety describes the film as a livestream-era crime caper in which a livestreamer exploring an abandoned Colorado mine finds 19th-century Levi's, a find that draws in a Tokyo denim market, an underworld figure and an exiled yakuza; CNA calls it a crime thriller and dark comedy. Mixed · 2The three will also appear at an "In Conversation With" session at the National Museum of Singapore on Oct 31 (11am, per CNA), covering the making of the film, screen culture and how the actors have approached screen acting.

Left · 1The series also features Aamir Khan, Peter Chan and Shim Eun-kyung on Oct 22, Koreeda Hirokazu on Oct 24 and Anthony Wong on Oct 29, according to Variety. Centre · 1Tickets for the closing premiere and the Oct 31 session go on sale on Sunday, Oct 11, at noon through the SGIFF website, CNA reported. Left · 1Variety adds that the festival opens on Oct 21 with Hur Jin-ho's "The Assassin(s)", which it kept after South Korea's People Power Party, writing on behalf of all 109 of its lawmakers, asked it to drop the title over claims that it distorts history; the festival is supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority.

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Framing
Variety treats it as an industry festival-programming announcement, centred on the director, the film's plot and the revived closing night.
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Plot detail, Kotlyarenko's background and filmography, the wider In Conversation lineup, and the political row over the opening film.
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Ticket sale date and session time.
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“livestream-era crime caper”
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“Born in Odessa, Kotlyarenko moved to New York and enrolled at Columbia University, taking film, philosophy and literature.” — Variety

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Framing
CNA frames it as a local fan-oriented story about two stars coming to Singapore.
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The actors' past roles (Riverdale, Suite Life), session time and ticket sales details.
Leaves out or plays down
The opening-film controversy and the director's background.
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“Sprouse, best known for his roles as Cody Martin in Disney Channel's The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody and Jughead Jones in the television series Riverdale” — CNA

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