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Bugis Street

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In 1960s Singapore when Bugis Street was a center of transvestite and transsexual prostitution, naïve sixteen-year-old Lian comes of age working as a receptionist for the Sin Sin Hotel, home to a gaggle of trans women whom all have stories of broken hearts and drunken sailors.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1995-04-13

Runtime: 100 mins

Director: Yonfan

Writer: Fruit Chan, Yonfan, Yuo Chan

Spoken language: 广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Bugis Street

Production Companies: Jaytex Productions, Far-Sun Film Company

Production Countries: Singapore, Hong Kong

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