A Q É R A T
(We, the Dead)
DIR. Edmund YEO - Malaysia - 2017 - 102'
NEXT SCREENING: Singapore International Film Festival, Kerala International Film Festival
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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
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ACCOLADES
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- Tokyo International Film Festival Main Competition
- Best Director (Edmund Yeo)
- Tokyo Gemstone Award (Daphne Low)
- Singapore International Film Festival
- Kerala International Film Festival
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Other work by Edmund Yeo |