What if helping a terrified child was treason? This Malaysian thriller dares to ask.
Set in a dystopian Malaysia in which different races are forbidden to mix. A Chinese family moves into their new house to find a scared Malay girl still hiding in it. Should they get rid of her or try to smuggle her back to safety?
Direction
Ken Kin Ng turns one house into an entire police state.
Acting
Qaidah Marha's silent terror will wreck you.
Writing
No villains, just people failing beautifully under pressure.
Director
Ken Kin Ng
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for under $100K USD, this became Malaysia's highest-grossing independent film ever — crowdfunding included donors from all ethnic groups the film depicts as divided.
The title 'Pendatang' is a loaded slur in Malaysia, typically hurled at migrants; reclaiming it for a film about internal ethnic divisions was deliberate political provocation by director Ken Kin Ng.
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