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International Title: Toilet
Director: Joshua Tan
Running time: 22:07
Country of production: Germany, Singapore
Year of production: 2008
Production: Joshie Productions, Kent Chan, Chee Hong Toh
Distribution: Joshie Productions

Original title: Toilet
International Title: Toilet
Country of production: Germany, Singapore
Type: Shortfilm
Category: Experimental
Genre: Drama, other
Subject matter: Adolescence, Childhood, other
Colour: Color

  (English)

Eddy is again trapped in the toilet after being caned by his mother for failing his exams. Meanwhile, his brother, Eric, is out on a date. From Eddy's perspective, he plays a nice boyfriend as his chatty girlfriends listens to him as he shares about being caned when he was younger. When actually, Eric is domineering and is sharing about his life to his docile girlfriend, Valentine. A mosquito lands on Eric's hand as he requests Valentine to hit it for him. Eddy finally leaves his hiding place but finds out that his mother was not about to give up. As his mother corners Eddy, Eric reaches home and the mother has to open the door for him as he gets reprimanded by the disturbed mother . Eddy uses this opportunity to throw the cane away. The mother goes to fetch another cane and prays that the cane will be able to teach Eddy what's right and what's wrong. Eddy escapes to the playground. Mother falls really ill and goes to see a doctor. As Eddy comes back home, he discover his brother on television – Eric playing at the playground. From Eric's perspective, he plays a fun boy having fun with his friends without any worries about life. Eddy is unhappy as the perception of him is incorrect but is not able to switch off the television. Eddy discovers Eric's secret behaviour in the toilet. A masochist, Eric canes himself in his hiding place, the toilet. Eric shares with Eddy how to cane his own self to be able to withstand the pain from mother's caning as the two brothers finally get to share something similar in their lives. M other returns home and hears the commotion in the toilet as she approaches the toilet to find out what is happening.

 ((Without))

Toilet is about two brothers' (EDDY and ERIC) whose similar upbringing helps them to unite and thus share each other's fate, caning. This entire psychological, surreal drama takes place in one day as MOTHER pursuits Eddy for failing his exams, after coming out of hiding from the toilet, with the cane. Eric, elder brother, returns home and dashes into the toilet as soon as he could. We find out how the toilet becomes a secret place where secrets are revealed.


Director Joshua Tan (Joshie Productions)
Producer Joshua Tan (Joshie Productions) , Kent Chan , Chee Hong Toh , Joshua Tan (Joshie Productions)
Distribution Joshua Tan (Joshie Productions)
Director of Photography Henry Wong
Music Composer James Gan , Jemie Soh
Art Director Yvonne Ng

Festivals

B16 International Film Festival Brno (Czech Republic) 2008-10