李亨利,51歲,老婆走佬,公司裁員,新加坡的雙失中年。他有一句口頭禪:「我就快移民去柏斯。」皆因他的老友已紛紛退休,到澳洲享福。可惜亨利的棺材本早被老婆吞掉,現在惟有轉行做的士司機,晚晚送妓女開工,儲回一點移民本錢。但想不到夜店的情景勾起他一段痛苦回憶,將他對社會的憤怒推至極點。當亨利遇上一個被賣來新加坡的越南妓女之後,他決定要拯救她,並不惜作出連串殺人行動,實行以暴易暴,向社會報復……
在一個不容許瑕疵的國家中,一個充滿瑕疵的人該如何存活?亨利選擇了極端的手法來掩飾自己的無能與無助。一部向《的士司機》致敬的電影,年青導演王禮人,功力十足,強烈控訴新加坡的荒謬社會形態。
‧05年鹿特丹國際電影節「東南亞眼晴」單元
PERTH is the journey into the heart of Mr. Lee, a 51-year-old
part-time security guard and taxi driver. He belongs to a
redundant generation, eclipsed by a fast paced elitist society
that is mesmerized with education and status. Harry desires
to leave Singapore for his ‘Paradise on Earth' in Western
Australia. But his attempt to migrate is complicated by him
take on a job ferrying prostitutes. This evokes painful memories
of a scarred past. He begins to take an unhealthy interest
in an abused Vietnamese prostitute, which awakens a dark and
dangerous attempt at personal redemption.
A homage to TAXI DRIVER but yet a film beyond that, director
Djinn's second feature film is a powerful piece of exposing
the social problems in the underbelly of Singapore's otherwise
sanitized exterior.
‧S.E.A. Eyes, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2005
* Oct 8 (Sat) 2:35pm / bc
* Oct 9 (Sun) 5:50pm / bc
*放映後設有導演討論會
The director will attend the after-screening discussion
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