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The Verse of a Mother’s Love
Production Country (s) Singapore Production Company (s) -
Genre Drama Production Spec 4K / Color / 90 min
Production Stage
(or Project Status)		 In Development Expected Date of Completion Q1 2022
Total Budget
(Negative Cost)		 650,000 USD Confirmed Financing -
Fellow Name BOK Hui Wen Angelina
Director Angelina Marilyn BOK Email of Director angelinamarilynb@gmail.com
Profile of the Director Angelina M. Bok is a director, writer and producer from Singapore. She directed and produced several shorts, and dabbled in film distribution at Anticipate Pictures as a marketing manager. She graduated with a BA(Hons) in Film at Puttnam School of Film, Goldsmiths University of London. Her works focus on the abnormalities within the everyday family and the transience of existence. She participated in the 2017 Wonda VR film lab in conjunction with Institut Francais and Samsung. She's currently 2019 fellow at the International Film Business Academy at Busan Asian Film School, and took part in this year’s BIFAN IT Project Market. The Verse of a Mother’s Love is her debut feature as director and writer.
Producer (s) Angelina Marilyn BOK Email of Producer (s) angelinamarilynb@gmail.com
Profile of the Producer (s) TBD
Logline A worn-out mother struggles to understand her 15-year-old son’s unusual desire towards her. As she tries to love him unconditionally, her relationship with her husband is put into severe jeopardy as her son’s actions pull them further apart.
Synopsis An anxious mother, Kris (38), struggles to comprehend the strange desire her needy son has towards her. As Adrian (8) covets Kris' body and utmost attention, he begins to express his jealousy by showing animosity towards his irritable but hapless father, Charles (42). Despite working as a secondary school principal over the years, Kris realizes the irony of her situation – that she is unable to understand her own son.
Now 15, Adrian is developing into a well-built young man, and as his sexual awareness increases, his covetousness towards his mother takes on a more brazen approach. As Kris (45) tries to fathom Adrian's behavior with caution, she becomes afraid of losing him but also fears being sexually assaulted. Her relationship with Charles turns sour as she cannot resolve the distance he feels towards the family he built. Charles seeks companionship in an old flame and winds up in a scandalous rendezvous.
One day, Adrian acts on his desires and kisses Kris forcefully. He gets caught in the act by Charles, who flies into a rage, only to have his secret affair revealed. The family spirals downwards, Charles leaves the family as guilt consumes him. Kris makes a tough decision to turn Adrian into a boys’ home. On one of her visits, Kris tells him that she needs to go abroad for a while. As Adrian hands her a folded paper rose, Kris accepts the truth that she can only love her son from a distance.