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A locally-made short film explores the difficulties faced by men
who devote their lives to careers in the army.
Recently released on local video platform Viddsee is Hentak Kaki,
which is a Malay phrase for "marching on the spot" -- a military
slang term used to refer to a soldier who does not get promoted as
he should.
The film tells the story of Second Warrant Officer Lee Teck Hong,
who is 38 years old and has spent his entire working life serving
in combat roles in the army.
A ligament injury results in him being declared unfit for combat by
his medical officer, and after being unable to clear multiple
rounds of medical review, Lee is left with a tough choice -- to
remain and serve out admin roles or take the brave but risky step
of exiting the army and entering the real world.
The 12-minute film, directed and written by James Khoo, won its
share of accolades, too, snagging the Best Short Film award at the
24th Singapore International Film Festival Silver Screen Awards, as
well as being named Best Performance and nominated for Best
Director and Script at Singapore's 3rd Short Film Awards.
