Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Erotic film banned from general release in Singapore...

Filmmaker Eric Khoo said at a press conference on Tuesday that the Media Development Authority (MDA) had chosen not to classify his film, In The Room, for commercial release, according to local newspaper The Straits Times.

The MDA had given the film, without cuts, an R21 rating for its screening at the Singapore International Film Festival.

Film festivals in Singapore are generally allowed more leeway than commercial releases.

It is due for commercial release in Hong Kong in January, where it is rated for people aged 18 and over.

In The Room takes place in a fictional hotel in Singapore, and contains references to the island’s cultural and political history.

It takes inspiration from 1970s soft-core erotic films such as The Story of O and the French Emmanuelle series. Full story...

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