
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.


