Monday Morning Maybe

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2017 | 75 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
One for people who love a good growing-up story and romantics. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 15 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

A coming of age story of Faye – a post SPM student, and hopefully to start a new stage in her life (college) with her first love, Ben, only to find planning to leave the country to study overseas. She must figure out how to save this relationship or deal with this long distance relationship , and cope with being alone. Exploring the subject matter of how most Malaysians tend to head overseas to further studies, facing the conflict of leaving behind the things they love and are familiar with, and eventually missing home.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 531 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Reuben Kang

  • Marianne TanFaye
  • Brandon HoBen
  • Nadia Nash
  • Josephine Yap
  • Adam Shamil
  • Arwind Kumar
  • Maggy Wang