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2004 Singaporean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avatar (Chinese: 流放化身) is a 2004 English-language Singaporean science fiction action film directed by Kuo Jian Hong and written by Christopher Hatton.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Kuo Jian Hong |
| Written by | Christopher Hatton |
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| Cinematography | Philipp Timme |
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| Music by | Jonathan Price |
Production company | Cinemancer Pte Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Force Entertainment |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.6 million |
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Avatar was the first English-language film produced in Singapore.[7][8][9] Filming took place in Singapore from April to May 2001 with the working title Avatar Exile.[10]
The film was first released on Russian television on 15 September 2004 before seeing a theatrical release in Singapore on 7 March 2005.[11][4] Under the title Matrix Hunter, Pand Co. Ltd. issued a DVD on 7 June 2005 and, as Cyber Wars, New Line Home Entertainment released the film on region 1 DVD on 11 April 2006.
The film received generally negative reviews. Cheah Ui-Hoon of The Business Times rated the film C−.[12] Ong Sor Fern of The Straits Times gave the film a negative review.[13]
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