Pleasure Factory
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The international promotional poster.
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| Directed by | Ekachai Uekrongtham |
| Produced by | Ekachai Uekrongtham Wouter Barendrecht Michael J. Werner Lim Teck |
| Written by | Ekachai Uekrongtham |
| Starring |
Zihan Loo Kuei-mei Yang Ananda Everingham |
| Music by | Bruno Brugnano |
| Cinematography | Brian Gothong Tan |
| Edited by | Brian Gothong Tan |
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Production
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Spicy Apple Films
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| Distributed by | Fortissimo Films |
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Release date
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May 23, 2007 (Cannes) October 18, 2007 (Thailand) October 25, 2007 (Singapore) |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | Singapore Thailand |
| Language | Mandarin English |
Pleasure Factory (快乐工厂 Kuaile Gongchang) is a 2007 Singaporean-Thai docudrama film set in Geylang, the red-light district of Singapore. Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, the film was selected for the Un Certain Regard competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
The film is unusual in Southeast Asian cinema for its frank depiction of subjects traditionally hidden in Asian society, such as prostitution and same-sex relationships, and features explicit male nudity.
A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery:
According to the film's production notes, Pleasure Factory is the first feature film to be shot entirely on actual locations in Geylang, the red-light district of Singapore.
"In the old days, the Geylang area used to be populated by processing factories for the coconut plantations," director Ekachai Uekrongtham said in notes prepared for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. "These days, the machines are still running at full steam – producing pleasure for those seeking it, night after night. With Pleasure Factory, I've tried to strip bare the shields that prevent characters in the film from experiencing true pleasure. I'd like the film to have a vivid sense of realism and honesty. I'd like it to confront a world that's at once seedy and beautiful, dark and bright, sad and humorous, cold and warm, naked and all wrapped up. If pleasure can be mass-produced, what would be left on the assembly line when the machines stop?"
The film is the second feature film for director Ekachai, a Singapore-based theatre director who had previously directed the 2003 Thai biographical drama film, Beautiful Boxer.
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