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'Tiong Bahru Social Club' (Chinese: ) is a 2020 Singaporean satirical black comedy art film. The film tells the story of a simple man who accidentally becomes a happiness agent in an artificial intelligence cult community named Tiong Bahru Social Club, who aims to become the happiest neighbourhood in town.

It was released on 10 December 2020 in Singaporean cinemas.

Synopsis



Just fired from his job, 30-year-old Ah Bee then signs up as a young Happiness Agent with Tiong Bahru Social Club, a planned community project using data to build the happiest neighbourhood in an ageing Singaporean district. In this place where society has embraced artificial intelligence that will allow them to help people to learn what to do based on big data, and even matches their lovers. He moves into the communal house and finds himself in a strange cult of happiness and technology. He is now tasked with taking care of an elderly aunt, and he even meets a girl. Things seem to look brighter and better, but he soon realizes that something is going wrong. How will his story go?

Cast



* Thomas Pang as Ah Bee

* Guat Kian Goh as Mui

* Jalyn Han as Miss Wee

* Benjamin Lee as Uncle Mok

* Noorlinah Mohamed as Haslinna

* Jo Tan as Geok

* Munah Bagharib as Orked

* Mochi

* Imran Shafie as Happiness Agent

Production



The film is Tan Bee Thiam's solo directorial debut. He previously co-directed local indie films 'Fundamentally Happy' (2015) with Lei Yuan Bin, and produced 'Snakeskin' (2015) and 'As You Were' (2014).

Release



The film served as the opening film at the 2020 Singapore International Film Festival on 26 November 2020.

The film was invited for a screening at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival. It was featured in Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition section and screened at Lincoln Center and SVA Theatre in the two-week festival held from 6 to 22 August 2021 in New York.

See also



* 'Ascension' - A 2021 documentary film with the similar theme

* 'Don't Worry Darling' - A 2022 film with the similar theme

* 'Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom' - A 2003 science fiction novel with the similar theme

* 'Men, Women & Children' - A 2014 film with the similar theme

* 'Nosedive' - An episode of television series 'Black Mirror' which also has similar theme

References




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