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  • 2016
  • Cinemaflix
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2016
  • Cinemaflix
  • 2 h 2 m

Summary When a chance to save his ailing diner goes belly up, Onassis Hernandez, an émigré and single-father living in affluent Singapore, is pushed over the edge. He takes a motley group of citizens hostage in a designer bungalow and publicizes his act on Youtube. As the police and international media descend on the crime scene and riots break ...

Directed By: Ken Kwek

Written By: Ken Kwek

  • 2016
  • Cinemaflix
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2016
  • Cinemaflix
  • 2 h 2 m

Unlucky Plaza

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Summary When a chance to save his ailing diner goes belly up, Onassis Hernandez, an émigré and single-father living in affluent Singapore, is pushed over the edge. He takes a motley group of citizens hostage in a designer bungalow and publicizes his act on Youtube. As the police and international media descend on the crime scene and riots break ...

Directed By: Ken Kwek

Written By: Ken Kwek

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50
Jan 7, 2016
Kwek's critical view of his home country is certainly there, burning brightly, but Unlucky Plaza should be considered a small step for a promising socially-conscious filmmaker trying to connect his fury with the right kind of art.
By Clarence Tsui FULL REVIEW
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Jan 7, 2016
Kwek's refreshing focus on his terrorized protagonists' pre-abduction lives keeps Unlucky Plaza afloat once it invests in generic ticking-clock thrills.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 14, 2016
Writer-director Ken Kwek means for the proceedings to be farcical, but seldom are they actually funny. A former journalist, he's quite observant of the clashes among the classes and cultures in this diverse society.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW
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Jan 7, 2016
The multicultural milieu lends an initial boost as Mr. Kwek’s jokes and plot entanglements take potshots at life in Singapore, but all the air seeps out of this attempt at zippy, tabloid-nutty storytelling.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Eko Pictures, Kaya Toast Pictures
Release Date Jan 8, 2016
Duration 2 h 2 m
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Tagline Sh*t hits the fan in the world's safest city.
Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unlucky-Plaza-a-Ken-Kwek-film/568884633218440
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Awards

Tehran Jasmine International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Film Festival Manhattan
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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