My Magic 2008

A struggling, Tamil-speaking single father (Francis Bosco) suffers from alcoholism and self-pity. He decides to pull himself together and support his son's (Jathishweran) education by performing life-threatening tricks in a club. There's no magic in the father and son's lower-class existence, but there is exploitation by the club's Hokkien-speaking manager, sadism from a perverse gangster, and a dreamlike ending infused with magical realism.