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Completed - MANDARIN, CANTONESE - Drama, Thriller - 102 minutes

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Edmund YEO
Writer(s) : Edmund YEO
Cast : Daphne LOW, Ka Hoe HON, Ruby YAP, Johnny GOH

Producer(s) : Ying xian LIM

Synopsis

Hui Ling’s life will truly begin as soon as she makes it to Taiwan. Or so she thinks. Right now, she is at the Thai-Malaysian border, working odd jobs and saving money. Determined to make it even when she loses all her savings, she accepts her boss’ offer for quick money as a human trafficker. As she descends into the darkness of her sordid trade, she witnesses the atrocities perpetrated against the Rohingya immigrants. Her beacon of light through this is Wei, a young hospital worker who believes that she is a woman from his past. AQÉRAT is a sweeping tale of displacement and morality in contemporary Malaysia

Production

Country(ies) : MALAYSIA

Festivals and Awards

Tokyo 2017 (Best Director)
Tokyo 2017 (Tokyo Gemstone Award)
jogja netpac 2017 (Geber Award)


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