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.