MEE POK MAN

2006

Eric Khoo Retrospective

Eric KHOO | 1995 | Singapore | 105min | 35mm | Color

SYNOPSIS

Lonely, misunderstood and ridiculed, the mee pok man runs an all-night fish-ball noodle stall in a notorious part of Singapore. His patrons are denizens of the night, a motley assortment of characters from the seamier side of life. Among them is Bunny, a disillusioned prostitute who is controlled by villainous pimp, Mike Kor (Lim Kay Tong) and his band of hoodlums. Bunny dreams often of escaping her dreary existence and pins her hopes on her sleazy English boyfriend, Jonathan Reese (David Brazil). Unknown to Bunny, the mee pok man is obsessed with her. He sees her as a fragile angel whom he must rescue from the muck and filth she is mired in. An accident brings them together. But just as the two lonely souls begin to connect, Fate intervenes and deals them a cruel hand. Cheated of his happiness, the mee pok man rejects society and dives headlong into a relationship that is at once touching as it is bizarre.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

제8회 싱가폴 국제영화제 국제평론가연맹 특별언급상
제9회 후쿠오카 아시아 영화제 심사위원 특별상
제1회 부산국제영화제 뉴커런츠 부문 최우수 아시아 감독상

DIRECTOR
Eric KHOO

Eric KHOO

Special Mention Prize from the International Federation of Film Critics
Special Jury Prize (9th Fukuoka Asian Film FestivaL, 1996)
Special Mention from the Jury - New Currents Award Competition - Best New Asian Director
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