Amoeba

2025 / 99' / Singapore, the Netherlands, France, Spain, South Korea / In English and Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles / Color

✧ Golden Horse Award-winning Best New Director Tan Si-you's debut feature film

✧ Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, with its Asian premiere at the 9th Pingyao International Film Festival

✧ Featuring Taiwanese accomplished actor Gao Jie



16-year-old Choo befriends three rebellious classmates in their elite all-girls Chinese school. Their urge to resist authoritarian teachers and school doctrines drives them to discover the erased stories of mythical gangsters that ruled the streets of colonial Singapore. They decide to form their own gang. But how do you form a gang in modern Singapore, where even chewing gum is illegal?

Director: Tan Si-you

Cast: Ranice Tay, Nicole Lee, Shi-An Lim, Genevieve Tan

About the Director

Tan Si-you is a Singaporean filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her short films, Hello Ahma and Strawberry Cheesecake, screened at many film festivals, including Berlinale, Toronto, and Locarno. Her debut feature, Amoeba, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2025.

About us

The Cinematheque・Passion is located at Travessa da Paixão which is a narrow and romantic bystreet branching off the famous World Heritage Site "Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral" (the "St. Paul's Cathedral Site") in the Historic Centre of Macau. A three-storey building equipped with ticket office, screening room, control room, film information room and exhibition space.
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Ticket Office Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 am to 11:30 pm
Film Information Room Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Exhibition Space Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
(Closes on Mondays, opens during public holidays.)

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Phone (+853) 2852 2585
Email cinematheque.passion@gmail.com
Address No. 9-13 Travessa da Paixão, Macau