''Perth: The Geylang Massacre'' is a 2004 Singaporean drama film written and directed by Djinn (the

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of Ong Lay Jinn). It stars

Lim Kay Tong Lim Kay Tong (born 10 July 1954) is a Singaporean film, television and stage actor. Notably, he played supporting roles in films including ''Shanghai Surprise'' (1986), ''Noble House (miniseries), Noble House'' (1988), and ''Brokedown Palace'' (19 ...

as Harry Lee, a part-time

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and taxicab driver in

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. He is a self-described "simple man" whose life becomes complicated when he finds work as a driver for an

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. Its title refers to the Australian city, which is where he dreams of retiring and considers a paradise.

Reception

Todd Konrad of the ''Independent Film Quarterly'': Brian Holcomb of 'Pop Matters' :

Cast

as Harry Lee *A. Panneeirchelvam as Selvam *Sunny Pang as Angry Boy Lee *Ivy Cheng as Mai

References

External links

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PopMatters review
2004 films 2004 drama films Perth, Western Australia Singaporean drama films {{Singapore-film-stub