Paradise in Service (2014)

Original title

軍中樂園

Directed by

Doze Niu

Genre

romance film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

輔導級

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the 1960s and 1970s on the island of Kinmen, a military brothel for Taiwanese soldiers operates as a hidden institution. The story follows the men and women who are connected to this place, revealing their personal struggles and relationships in a strict, isolated environment.

melancholicintimatetenseslow-burnnostalgicsentimentalhistoricalpoignant

What happens

Paradise in Service is a 2014 Taiwanese historical period film directed, co-written and co-produced by Doze Niu. Set in Kinmen in the 1960s and 1970s, the film focuses on Unit 831, a Republic of China Armed Forces military brothel in existence on the island from 1952 to 1990. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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