review represent rice rhapsody ( 2004 ) by ken leethough director kenneth bi _rice rhapsody_ ( 2004 ) generate much interest primarily of it homosexuality theme ( that trouble the singapore board of film censorship inasmuch a it month long deliberation for the film wide release in the city state in which the film be set and make ) and it explore at it core generational conflict while specifically and how a single parent inability to adapt to modern circumstance lead to disillusionment and more misunderstanding . so it would be mislead to categorize this a a gay film and per se . the plot be set in contemporary singapore chinatown . sylvia chang and wonderful and enarmoured with supposed singlish and play a single mother ( jen ) struggle with the uncertainty surround the sexual orientation of her third son and leo ( play by a certain delectable newcomer and tan lepham ) and when his two elder sibling be both out and proud and much to her dismay and bring issue of same sex marriage and their boy friends back to dinner table discussion . the life of the family be go to be change with the arrival of a french foreign exchange student and sabine and play by a cooky mélanie laurent and who have a thing or two to show about find common ground and and know what truly important in life . the issue of homosexuality isn not a modern circumstance and of course . it open acceptance ( or tolerance ) and embrace and head on examination a an idea and however and be and especially in this city state notorious for it anti gay lifestyles stance . so even if the movie isn not without it flaw and it still ultimately uplifting and and a welcome addition to a grow list of movie purport to examine social and cultural and political aspect of the city state and from 12 storey to eat air to chicken rice war . recommend . little known fact represent director kenneth bi be the son of ivy ling ( ling bo ) who be a mega star in shaw huang mei diao era . she have a cameo appearance in this film .