O for Opium
O for Opium
2023, English. Directed by Ho Tzu Nyen.
As part of the filmmaker's metaproject The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia, the film takes the letter 'O' to poetically conflate 'Opium' and 'Ocean'. It revisits the opium trade that underpinned British colonial expansion, contending with how opium may be understood, perceived and represented. Found footage and layered voices link Singapore's port history to narcotic economies.
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- 0h 12m
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- English
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- 1 January 2023
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- Singapore
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O for Opium runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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O for Opium isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2023. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like O for Opium?
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Who directed O for Opium?
O for Opium (2023) was directed by Ho Tzu Nyen.