
Troublesome Night 12
2001

Representation Score
Limited
1990
Director
Kenny Ha Sau-Hin, Wong Jing
Runtime
84 minutes
Average Rating
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Jail House Eros is a comedy that leans heavily on slapstick and supernatural elements for humor. It follows traditional narrative structures, prioritizing entertainment through absurdity rather than challenging social hierarchies. The film does not make intentional efforts to represent diverse identities or subvert established norms.
Category Breakdown
The story focuses on heterosexual relationships and does not include any characters with non-cisgender identities or queer narratives.
Female characters are often portrayed using traditional comedic stereotypes. Although there is a female exorcist, her role is secondary to the male-dominated storyline.
The cast is predominantly of a single ethnicity, reflecting the film's origins in Hong Kong. The film does not prioritize blending different racial backgrounds.
The film uses 'Mo Lei Tau' humor to mock authority and morality with absurdity. It emphasizes situational comedy without addressing systemic issues or anti-capitalist themes.
There is no indication of the portrayal of physical or neurological disabilities in the film.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
In Jail House, Blackie has concocted a perfect escape plan. Then wardress 5354 is killed by accident when making love. She becomes the bad ghost, in contrast to the good ghost who dies in a previous escape attempt. Finally, the chief warden, the interior decorators, Blackie and the good ghost come to an agreement. They would get the chief warden's girl friend, the exorcist, to banish the bad ghost. To leave quietly too are Blackie and the good ghost...

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