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Bugis Street

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Bugis Street (1995)

101 min - - 13 April 1995
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Set during the 1960s in Singapore, when Bugis Street was the centre for drag clubs and transvestite prostitution. The story centres on Lian, a young 16-year-old from Malacca, who gets a job as a recep-tionist at the Sin-Sin Hotel. It’s the home of a gaggle of drag queens, all of whom have stories of broken hearts and drunken sailors. Lian learns more about life, lipstick and eyeliner than most—mainly from Drago, a Paris-based drag queen, back in town to look after her ailing mother.

Director:  Yonfan
Writers:  Fruit Chan

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Set during the 1960s in Singapore, when Bugis Street was the centre for drag clubs and transvestite prostitution. The story centres on Lian, a young 16-year-old from Malacca, who gets a job as a recep-tionist at the Sin-Sin Hotel. It’s the home of a gaggle of drag queens, all of whom have stories of broken hearts and drunken sailors. Lian learns more about life, lipstick and eyeliner than most—mainly from Drago, a Paris-based drag queen, back in town to look after her ailing mother.


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Country:   Singapore Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, 普通话, English
Release Date:  13 April 1995

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Runtime:  1 h 41 min

Set during the 1960s in Singapore, when Bugis Street was the centre for drag clubs and transvestite prostitution.