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Zombie Dogs

Zombie Dogs is a 2004 Singaporean mockumentary film directed by Toh Hai Leong. It criticises aspects of Singaporean life. The film discusses behavioural dysfunction in the facet of both anomie and alienation in Singaporean culture.

Last revised
Jul 22, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
300 w
Citations
9
Source
Zombie Dogs
Directed byToh Hai Leong
Produced byFong Cheng
Eric Khoo
Starring
  • Toh Hai Leong
CinematographyJimmy Tai
Edited byChew Tze Chuan
Release date
  • 30 April 2004 (2004-04-30)
Running time
63 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguageEnglish

Zombie Dogs is a 2004 Singaporean mockumentary film directed by Toh Hai Leong. It criticises aspects of Singaporean life.123 The film discusses behavioural dysfunction in the facet of both anomie and alienation in Singaporean culture.4

Plot

A film director films a snuff film, airing his grievances about being a Singaporean in the process.

Cast

  • Toh Hai Leong as himself5
  • Lim Poh Huat as himself6

Release

The film premiered on 30 April 2004 in the Singapore History Museum as part of the Singapore International Film Festival.78

Reception

Tay Yek Keak of The Straits Times gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "a surprisingly good part-documentary, part-film piece of work that starts out looking like an indictment of Singapore's artless soul but ends up harbouring the sad story of a man living on the margin of society."7

References

References

  1. Ng, Desmond (10 March 2004). "Will this make it to the censors?". The New Paper. Singapore.
  2. Tan, Dawn Wei (10 March 2004). "Don't be a Zombie". The New Paper. Singapore.
  3. Ong, Sor Fern (24 April 2004). "The home theme". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  4. Liew, Kai Khiun; Teo, Stephen, eds. (2017). Singapore cinema: new perspectives. Media, culture and social change in Asia. London; New York: Routledge. p. xx. ISBN 978-1-138-92525-0.
  5. "He lived and breathed film". AsiaOne. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. "Lim Poh Huat". IFFR EN. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. Tay, Yek Keak (17 March 2004). "Zombie Dogs has plenty of bark". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  8. Wong, Kim Hoh (18 April 2004). "Who says I'm a weirdo?". The Straits Times. Singapore.
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