Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
For age: 17+
From Malaysia, Ming Jin Woo’s Monday Morning Glory (2005) was screened at Berlinale Forum. Elephant and the Sea (2007) won the Special Jury Prize in Torino. Woman on Fire Looks for Water (2009) premiered at Venice (Orrizzonti), while The Tiger Factory (2010) was selected for Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight.