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South East Asian Cinema & The Hong Kong International Film Festival Collection

Le Cinema d'Asie du Sud-Est & la collection du festival international du film de Hong Kong

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A Q É R A T

(We, the Dead)
DIR. Edmund YEO - Malaysia  - 2017 - 102'
NEXT SCREENING: Hamburg International Film Festival, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

SYNOPSIS


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

  • Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 (Japan)
    • Winner: Best Director Award
    • Winner: Tokyo Gemstone Award (Daphne Low)
  • Singapore International Film Festival 2017 (Singapore)
  • Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2017 (Indonesia)
    • Winner: Geber Award
  • International Film Festival of Kerala 2017 (India)
    • Opening film (Uprooted: Films on Identity and Space section)
  • Malaysian International Film Festival 2018 (Malaysia)
  • Diaspora Film Festival in Seoul 2018 (South Korea)
  • Bologna Asian Film Festival 2018
    • Winner: Best Film
  • China Independent Film Festival 2018 In Competition
  • Shanghai International Film Festival 2018 (China)
  • Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival 2018 (United Kingdom)
  • Taoyuan International Film Festival 2018 (Taiwan)
  • Calgary International Film Festival 2018 (Canada)
  • Hamburg International Film Festival 2018 (Germany)
  • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2018 (Hong Kong)

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