The Violinist

Plot

It is Singapore in the late 1930s. Kai and Fei are childhood friends and aspiring violinists. When Japan invades Malaya in 1941, Kai chooses to forgo his music career to join the anti-Japanese forces. After the war Kai goes missing. Determined to find him, Fei performs all over Southeast Asia, all the while seeking any news of Kai. Yet, as time fades, Fei has to decide if she must find her own music to define the remaining years of her life.

About The Violinist

The Violinist is a 2026 animated period drama film. The film spans eight decades of Singaporean history, following two musically gifted childhood friends in colonial Singapore whose lives are upended by World War II and the subsequent Japanese occupation. It was directed by Ervin Han and Raúl García.

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