Set against the backdrop of the violent Memali Incident in 1985. This psychological thriller is about a visiting handyman and his young daughter who experience mysterious visions in a remote village amid the fatal police raid against fundamentalists.
Direction
Woo Ming Jin weaponizes silence and negative space.
Sound
The Memali raid echoes through every creak and whisper.
Acting
Samara Kenzo's Sophia anchors horror in innocent bewilderment.
Director
Woo Ming Jin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Memali Incident remains politically sensitive in Malaysia; this is among the first mainstream films to engage it directly.
Director Woo Ming Jin filmed in actual locations near Memali, with local extras whose families lived through the raid.
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