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Unlucky Plaza (2014)

Unlucky Plaza poster
Directed by
Ken Kwek
Genre
black comedy, crime film
Country
Singapore
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Filipino immigrant in Singapore loses his savings to a scam and takes hostages in a restaurant. The story unfolds through flashbacks during a talk show that brings the gunman and his former captives together.

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What happens

Unlucky Plaza is a 2014 Singaporean black comedy thriller film written and directed by Ken Kwek. It stars Epy Quizon as a Filipino immigrant to Singapore who takes hostages after falling for a scam. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in Singapore on 16 April 2015. The story is told in a series of flashbacks from the point of view of a talk show that has reunited the captor and his former hostages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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