In the Room (film)

In the Room
Directed by Eric Khoo
Produced by Nansun Shi
Written by Eric Khoo
Jonathan Lim
Starring Josie Ho
George Young
Daniel Jenkins
Shou Nishino
Choi Woo-shik
Lawrence Wong
Music by Christopher Khoo
Christine Shan
Cinematography Brian Gothong Tan
Production
company
Zhao Wei Films
Distributed by Distribution Workshop
Country Hong Kong
Singapore
Language Mandarin Chinese
Budget $800,000[1]

In the Room is an upcoming Hong Kong-Singaporean erotic drama film directed by Eric Khoo and written by Khoo and Jonathan Lim. The film stars Josie Ho, George Young, Daniel Jenkins, Koh Boon Pin, W Leon U, Shou Nishino, Lawrence Wong, Nadia Ar and Ian Tan. The film comprises six different stories of couples in a single-room brothel at a hotel in Singapore, spread over several decades.[2] The film is marked as Singapore's first erotic film.[2] At the same time, Khoo downplays the film's erotic themes, calling its ode to the national cultural trends "a look at Singapore through the decades. It's a homage to the country". Khoo dedicated the film to the late horror writer Damien Sin, who wrote Khoo's career-launching Mee Pok Man (1995).[3]

Principal photography began on 3 September 2014, at the Infinite Studios in Singapore. The $800,000 budgeted film is produced by Nansun Shi and Zhao Wei Films, and will be distributed and financed by Distribution Workshop.

Plot

The story starts just after the surrender of the British to Japanese troops in Singapore in 1942. Six stories of six different Japanese, British, and Chinese couples are set in the same hotel room, spread over several decades.

Production

Nansun Shi is producing the $800,000 budgeted film along with Zhao Wei Films, and Eric Khoo is directing the film based on his own co-written script with Jonathan Lim.[1] Distribution Workshop is financing and distributing the film worldwide, Hong Kong actress Josie Ho stars in the film as a mama-san (a brothel owner).[2] The cast includes from different countries like Singapore-based actors are George Young, Daniel Jenkins and Koh Boon Pin, from Thailand is Aeaw, from Japan is actress Shou Nishino and from Malaysia is Lawrence Wong, while other cast includes Nadia Ar and Ian Tan.[4] Director Khoo told Today Online about the casting:

I must say I'm really happy because finally, my characters have come alive. And because it's been on the drawing board for so long. Also it's really good to have the foreign actors come in because prior to that, it's only been Skype calls. And now, having met them in person and walking through the motions and scenarios with them, it's exciting.[4]

The ten days of principal photography began on September 3, 2014, at Infinite Studios in Singapore.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frater, Patrick (September 3, 2014). "Eric Khoo and Nansun Shi Get ‘In The Room’ for Singapore Sex Drama". variety.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Coonan, Clifford (September 3, 2014). "Eric Khoo Starts Shooting Singapore’s First Erotic Movie". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Lui, John (15 October 2014). "Upcoming Eric Khoo film dedicated to late horror writer Damien Sin". Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 SARAH LOH, GENEVIEVE (September 5, 2014). "Eric Khoo: My erotic movie is going to be 'PG'". todayonline.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.