Unlucky Plaza

Unlucky Plaza

Sh*t hits the fan in the world's safest city

2014 · 122 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Crime, Drama

The lives of an arrogant young motivational speaker in debt to the Chinese mafia, his lookin’-to-get-out girlfriend, and a single father in dire straits fatefully intertwine in this nail-biting thriller from Singapore that is based, almost unbelievably, on a true story.

Directed by Ken Kwek · Written by Ken Kwek

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