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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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