Unlucky Plaza
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- Ken Kwek
- Kat Goh
- Leon Tong
- Epy Quizon
- Adrian Pang
- Judee Tan
- Shane Mardjuki
- Guo Liang
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| Directed by | Ken Kwek |
| Written by | Ken Kwek |
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| Cinematography | Michael Zaw |
| Edited by | Olly Stothert |
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Production company | Kaya Toast Pictures |
| Distributed by | Shaw Organisation |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English |
| Budget | S$800,000[1] |
| Box office | US$46,331 (Singapore) |
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.
Filipino immigrant Onassis Hernandez mistreats his restaurant workers, causing a disgruntled cook to sabotage an inspection by the Singaporean health department. After Hernandez subsequently falls for a popular rental scam that targets immigrants, he takes several Singaporeans hostage and broadcasts his demands for social change on YouTube.
Cast
- Epy Quizon as Onassis Hernandez
- Adrian Pang as Sky
- Judee Tan as Michelle Chan
- Shane Mardjuki as Pastor Tong Wen
- Guo Liang as Baby Bear
- Christian Wong as Popoy
- Andrew Lua as Ping
- Osman Sulaiman as Inspector Asman
- Janice Koh as Cindy
- Pam Oei as Mrs. Heng
- Anita Kapoor as herself
Production
The film was based on reports of rental scams that were popular on immigrants.[1]
Release
Unlucky Plaza premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival[2] on 4 September 2014.[3] Its Singaporean premiere was at the Singapore International Film Festival on 4 December 2014.[1] Shaw Organisation released it in Singapore on 16 April 2015,[4] and it grossed US$46,331.[5] Cinemaflix Entertainment released it in the US in January 2016.[6] & finally released in the Philippines co-produced by VIVA Films in April 2016.