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We, the Dead

OT: Aqérat

Edmund Yeo | Malaysia 2017

Feature | 106 min | FF2018

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Synopse

A young woman is drawn in to the misery of refugees in South-East Asia and finds herself on the border between this world and the afterlife. If Ling can just make it to Taiwan, her life can at last begin. At the moment she's still living on the Thai-Malaysian border and saving up for the journey. As more and more Rohingya flee from Myanmar, Ling has a chance to earn some quick money. But the tough facade she puts up is worn down by what she sees and hears, and she herself has to flee – but now her destination is no longer Taiwan. What starts out as a social-realistic refugee drama, ends up plumbing the depths of the human soul.


Regie

EDMUND YEO (*1984) was born in Singapore and grew up in Malaysia. For his second feature film We, the Dead, he was awarded the prize for best direction at the Tokyo Film Festival.

Info

Original Title: Aqérat

Category: Feature

Section: Asia Express

Version & Subtitles: Mandarin, Malay OV with English subtitles

Director & Screenplay: Edmund Yeo

Cast/Protagonists: Daphne Low, Kahoe Hon

Production country: Malaysia

Year of Production: 2017

Length: 106 min

Producer: Ying Xian Lim, Edmund Yeo

Production company: Greenlight Pictures


Cinematography: Leslie Leon Lee

Editor: Edmund Yeo

Music: Wong Woan Foong

Production Design: Cheng Thim Kian

World Sales: Pearl Chan, Good Move Media