SYNOPSIS
When a chance to save his ailing diner goes belly up, Onassis Hernandez, an émigré and single father, is pushed over the edge. Onassis takes a property guru and his wife hostage in their designer bungalow and a standoff with the police ensues. The crisis, captured on Youtube, sparks a media circus and riots in the world’s safest city. As more lives are. threatened, an increasingly desperate Onassis forces the situation to a violent, heart-stopping conclusion.
“A nail-biting comedy thriller from one of Asia’s most exciting new directors” (Toronto International Film Festival), Unlucky Plaza is Ken Kwek’s debut feature and stars Adrian Pang, Judee Tan, Guo Liang and acclaimed Filipino actor Epy Quizon as the beleaguered Onassis.
ABOUT THE WRITER & DIRECTOR
Ken Kwek worked variously as a busboy, bartender, camera assistant and journalist before turning to filmmaking in 2008. His writing credits include The Blue Mansion(2009), Kidnapper (2010), It’s A Great Great World (2011) and Trafficker (2013). He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the short film anthology Sex.Violence.FamilyValues (2012) Kwek’s first feature Unlucky Plaza premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was the Opening Film for the Singapore International Film Festival 2014.
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