Pleasure Factory

Pleasure Factory (快乐工厂 Kuaile Gongchang) is a 2007 Singaporean-Thai docudrama film set in Geylang, the red-light district of Singapore. Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, the film was selected for the Un Certain Regard competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

Pleasure Factory
The international promotional poster.
Directed byEkachai Uekrongtham
Written byEkachai Uekrongtham
Produced by
  • Ekachai Uekrongtham
  • Wouter Barendrecht
  • Michael J. Werner
  • Lim Teck
Starring
CinematographyBrian Gothong Tan
Edited byBrian Gothong Tan
Music byBruno Brugnano
Production
companies
Fortissimo Films
Spicy Apple Films
Distributed byShaw Organisation (Singapore)
Release dates
  • May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23) (Cannes)
  • October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18) (Thailand)
  • October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25) (Singapore)
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
Languages
  • Mandarin
  • English

The film is unusual in Southeast Asian cinema for its frank depiction of subjects traditionally hidden in Asian society, such as prostitution and same-sex relationships, and features explicit male nudity.

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