The Receptionist 接線員
SAT. 19.MAY 14:30
Director: Jenny Lu
2016 │ TAIWAN │ DCP │ OmEU │ 102min │
Awards
Taiwan National Best Screenplay Award 劇本榮獲台灣電影優良劇本優等獎
Winner of Emerging Director, Narrative Fiction in AAIFF, New York 紐約亞美影展新銳導演
According to “The international migration report 2017” published by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, there are 258 million immigrants worldwide currently. Eurostat indicates that since the number of births and deaths has been basically equal, the increasing population of European Union mostly comes from immigrants. The population of Germany, strikingly, has reached to 82.8 million as the fast-growing population within the EU. France and Britain are close behind with 67million and 65.8 million respectively.
In the context of globalization, the distance between various countries has been gradually diminished by the worldwide transportation. People with diverse background could explore the rest of the world with or without propose. For example, what kind of the experience the travelers expect, or what prospects oversea students have themselves during the studies.
The Receptionist tells the story that Tina (Teresa Daley), a Taiwanese graduate living in London who struggling to find a job during the Economic Crisis, takes a job as a receptionist at an illegal erotic massage parlor. However, comparing to the fellow workers, she sees herself as independent and upright. With the new Chinese girl Anna (Shuang Teng) joining the team, brings out the conflicts that are frequently caused by money issues. At the end of the film, characters will have their own answer and decisions for all these affairs.
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聯合國經濟與社會事務部發布了2017年12月《國際移民報告》,報告指出,全球目前共有2.58億移民;歐洲統計局發布數據顯示,由於出生和死亡人數基本持平,因此歐盟增加的人口多來自移民,其中,德國人口達到8280萬,為歐盟人口最多的國家。法國和英國則分別以6700萬和6580萬緊隨其後。
全球化下國與國的邊界逐漸消弭,每個人來自自己生長的地方,進而往其他疆域拓展。離鄉背井的旅人想在異地留下什麼?遠赴重洋的學子又對自己懷抱怎樣的憧憬?
《接線員》描述在異鄉生活、剛畢業即遇上金融海嘯的Tina(紀培慧飾演),在倫敦一間非法色情按摩店當接線員,她視自己和其他按摩店裡的「小姐」不同,並藉著行為上的潔癖來區別自己。隨著中國女孩,Anna(滕爽飾演)的加入,使店裡因為金錢引發的各種衝突一再地升溫,然而面對最後的去留,每個人都有不同的答案和歸屬。
★ 英國金獎團隊傾力製作★ 金馬國際影展首映口碑沸騰★ 金鐘獎最佳女配角紀培慧,金馬獎影后陳湘琪領銜主演★ 電影中文宣傳曲【真實世界】由小球(莊鵑瑛)演唱