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'''Tak Giu''', an [[Independent film|indie]] short film about [[football in Singapore|Singaporean football]], gained a cult-following and gathered 100,000 viewers in 6 months after it was hosted on the internet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Review - 'Homeground' by Jacen Tan |url=https://www.sindie.sg/2016/02/review-homeground-by-jacen-tan.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=SINdie |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-07-31 |title=Talking Sinema - presentations by film people for film people |url=https://www.sinema.sg/2007/07/31/333/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Sinema.SG |language=en-GB}}</ref> Shot with just a [[camcorder]], Tak Giu spread like wild-fire and made waves in the Singaporean football and online community. The 15min film in [[Singlish]], English and Mandarin was produced, written and directed by [[Jacen Tan]], who also starred in the film.
The film talks about the lack of [[soccer]] fields in soccer crazy Singapore and difficulties of finding suitable fields in land scarce Singapore. It also laments Singaporeans' lack of support for their national soccer and the futility of Singapore's [[2010 World Cup]] goal.
Aside from being mentioned in prominent blogs and internet portals, Tak Giu was featured on local newspapers like [[The Straits Times]], [[The New Paper]], and Today. Jacen Tan was also invited to appear on TV programs like [[ESPN]] “Football Crazy”, “LiveWire” on Arts Central, Radio UFM 100.3 on the late Show with DJ Yuling, and News 93.8fm. It was shown in the CINEKATIPUNAN film fest in [[Philippines]].
== Critical response ==
Jeremy Sing of sinema liken the short film to "the ‘[[Money No Enough]]’ of the soccer world, where 3 characters come together" and that it had "succeeded in capturing the hearts of many online viewers".<ref name=":0" />
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070507031029/http://www.substation.org/magazine/issue04/ft_TakingTheBait.html The Substation Magazine | Features]
* [http://www.sgfootball.com/new/news.php?aid=70 SGFootball.Com - Bringing You The Best Out Of Singapore Soccer]
* http://www.thevoiddeck.org/index.php?query=zo+peng&amount=0&blogid=1
[[Category:Football in Singapore]]
[[Category:Singaporean independent films]]