
Family | Drama | Mystery
Language: Mandarin | Cantonese
Directed by: James Lee
Duration: 113 min
Camera: Panasonic DVX100
2004
Teoh’s second hand washing machine has a life of her own: she washes when she wants to and stops when she feels like it. When Teoh discovers the secret soul of this temperamental slave, he exploits her for all his other household chores. And then he pimps her out to strangers.
When middle-aged widower Mr. Wong takes her in, his prodigal son immediately tries to seduce her, while his petulant daughter becomes more and more suspicious. In this off-kilter dark comedy, the effects of alienation and desperation in the increasingly commodified city of Kuala Lumpur will spiral before you like a dry spin in slow motion.
Cast
Loh Bok Lau
Partick Teoh
Amy Len
Berg Lee
Yap Kok Choong
Chin Lee Ling
Director of Photography
Teoh Gay Hian
Awards
Best Asean Feature
Bangkok International Film Festival 2005
FIPRESCI Award
Bangkok International Film Festival 2005
Orbit Mention Award
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2006