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Aiman, 28, lives modestly with his sister and works as a prison guard. His not entirely selfless zeal attracts the attention of the executioner, who is soon to retire. He takes Aiman under his wing to teach him the rules of a good hanging... The third feature from Junfeng Boo was honoured by the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Festival de Cannes.

Swiss Premiere

Fiction
Singapour, Hong Kong, Qatar, Allemagne, France
2016 | 96 min. | Colour

Language : Malay | English
Subtitles : English

Screenplay

Raymond Phathanavirangoon

Boo Junfeng

Cinematography

Benoit Soler

Editing

Lee Chatametikool

Natalie Soh

Music

Matthew James Kelly

Alexander Zekke

Sound

Ting Li Lim

Cast

Fir Rahman

Mastura Ahmad

Koh Boon Pin

Wan Hanafi Su

Nickson Cheng

Producer

Fran Borgia

Raymond Phathanavirangoon

Tan Fong Cheng

Production Company

, Peanut Pictures

, Zhao Wei Films

, Akanga Film Asia

Print Contact

Luxbox
Anne Sophie Trintignac
festivals@luxboxfilms.com

Boo Junfeng
Singapore, 1983

2004 Un Retrato de familia (first short, awarded at Singapore International Film Festival)

2007 Katong Fugue (short)

2008 Keluar Baris (short)

2009 Tanjong rhu (short)

2010 Sandcastle (Critic’s Week Cannes)

2015 7 Letters (codirected with Eric Khoo et al.)

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International Competition: Long Films

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