WORLD FILM FESTIVAL OF BANGKOK

Opening Film

STONE TURTLE

Nationality: Malaysia

Language: Malay

Genre: Thriller, Drama

Duration: 91 min

Director: Ming Jin Woo

Writers: Neesa Jamal, Ming Jin Woo

Cast: Asmara Abigail, Bront Palarae, Amerul Affendi

Synopsis:

Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception. Mixing social drama with genre tropes of action, horror, and animation, Stone Turtle takes us on an emotional journey to the unexpected.

Ming Jin Woo
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