A game as old as time faded into the ashes of youth. Travel through this three-part memory as a young boy discovers the decay of his grandfather as they take part in an old game of Chinese chess. With every move he makes, he takes a step closer towards realising the extent of time. This film will explore themes of love, loss and what it really means to grow old in an optimistic way
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Cast
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Orlando Loo Director · Calvin Ser Ying Hou Cinematographer Koko Haziq Kaderi Editor
First release November 17, 2025 · Produced in Malaysia · Production MMU Faculty of Cinematic Arts
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Lando Film
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MMU Faculty of Cinematic Arts
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Malaysia
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Original title
当时只道是寻常
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Malaysia · November 17, 2025
Digital · BMW Shorties 2025
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