Official Selection - Out of Competition
Stone Turtle
Woo Ming Jin
Late Night Bizarre by Utopia
Outside the Box
Politics & War
2022
91 min
Malaysia, Indonesia
Synopsis
Fantastic vengeance
Zahara lives on a deserted island with her ten-year-old niece Nika, eking out a living by gathering turtle eggs. Determined to enrol Nika in school, Zahara canoes to the mainland only to be met with indifference by a local bureaucrat. Returning to the island, they meet a stranger who claims to be researching the turtles. But his presence unleashes fantastical elements and a thirst for vengeance as Zahara ends up reliving the same day again and again.
Cast/Avec
- Asmara Abigail
- Bront Palarae
- Amerul Affendi
- Samara Kenzo
- Maisarah Mazlan
Screenplay
- Ming Jin Woo
- Deo Mahameru
- Neesa Jamal
Cinematographer
- Kong Pahurak
Sound
- Chalermrat Kaweewattana
Music
- Phil Chapavich
Production
- Greenlight Pictures
- KawanKawan Media
Screenings
Date
Hour
Place
Language
Subtitles
Screening
Monday 06 March 2023
22:00
Lieux :
Kinepolis Kirchberg
Audio :
Malay
Subtitles :
English
Screening :
Public Screening
Trailer and photos
Woo Ming Jin
Born in Malaysia in 1976, Woo Ming Jin earned a Master’s in Film and Television Production from San Diego State University. His debut feature film, Monday Morning Glory, screened at both the Berlin and Locarno film festivals. Since then, he has made numerous films and also produced movies as the co-founder of Greenlight Pictures, a film and television production house based in Kuala Lumpur.
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