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In The Room (2015) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)

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Singapore auteur Eric Khoo gathers a Pan-Asian cast for the erotic drama In the Room , which intersects the steamy, melancholic stories of six couples in the same hotel room over several decades. Screened at the Toronto, San Sebastian and Busan International Film Festivals, the film's turnstile tryst of lovers of different backgrounds and nationalities also reflects on Singapore's history and cultural changes from the forties to the present day. In the Room 's setting is based on the historic New 7th Storey Hotel, which started out as a five-star establishment in the fifties and evolved eventually into a backpacker's hotel before getting demolished in 2008. In the Room begins in 1942 on the eve of the Japanese occupation that will separate a British expat (Daniel Jenkins) from his local lover (Koh Boon Pin), a married man who must stay behind. A cabaret dancer (Josie Ho) plies her striptease skills in the colorful fifties while a musician (Ian Tan) has a memorable encounter with a maid (Nadia Ar) before his death. In the seventies, a Thai transgender woman (Netnaphad Pulsavad) meets with her lover (Wasurat Unaprom) before her surgery. In the eighties, a married Japanese woman (Nishino Sho) rejects the love of her local partner (Lawrence Wong). In the final segment, two friends from Korea, one a virgin (Choi Woo Sik) and the other (Kim Kkot Bi) sexually liberated, share a room.

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