Silent Walls (Chinese: 密宅) is a 2023 Singaporean thriller television series telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8 and produced by Ochre Pictures. It stars Tasha Low, Ayden Sng, Mindee Ong, Tay Ying, Charlie Goh, Foo Fang Rong, Shane Pow, Ferlyn Wong, Macy Chen, Alfred Sng, Desmond Shen, Desmond Ng, , Andie Chen, Bernard Tan and Chen Shucheng. The series centres around a mansion and the lives of its occupants in 1938, 1963, 1988 and 2023.
Cast 1938 Tasha Low Ayden Sng Mindee Ong Tay Ying Charlie Goh Darren Lim Lina Ng Alfred Ong
1963 Foo Fang Rong Shane Pow Ferlyn Wong Constance Song Tracer Wong
1988 Mei Xin Alfred Sng Desmond Shen Desmond Ng
2023
Andie Chen Chen Shucheng Eelyn Kok Angela Ang Cheryl Chou Zhang Xinxiang Chen Huihui
Controversy
The 1988 storyline features a gay relationship between Kai De (played by Alfred Sun) and his much older dance instructor boyfriend Nigel (played by Adam Chen). Nigel eventually dies from an unspecified sexually transmitted disease, which is heavily implied to be AIDs.
Silent Walls was criticised by the LGBT community in Singapore for perpetuating harmful gay stereotypes. Most notable, LGBT media platform Dear Straight People condemned the storyline for perpetuating the notion that gay men are predators and have sexually transmitted diseases.
In response to the criticism, Mediacorp Channel 8 issued a statement insisting that 'they didn't set out to perpetuate any stereotypes'.
Accolades CeremonyYearCategoryNomineesResultAsian Academy Creative Awards2023 Best Promo or Trailer(national winner - Singapore) Silent Walls trailer Best Single Drama / Telemovie / Anthology EpisodeSilent Walls – 2023 ContentAsia Awards2023Best Asian Feature Film/TelemovieSilent Walls – 2023 Telemovie Silent Walls – 1938 Telemovie Star Awards2024Best DirectorRowena Loh Best ScreenplayKate Feng and Rowena Loh Best ActorAndie Chen
Star Awards 2024
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