Chris Chong may not be a name known far and wide, but it’s definitely a name to watch for. The Malaysian filmmaker has been raking in the awards everywhere he goes, most notably with his short films Kolam (2007) and Block B (2008). His debut feature film, Karaoke, will be screening in the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, which is pretty big news back home because the last Malaysian film to screen there was U-Wei’s Kaki Bakar (The Arsonist) in 1995.
Karaoke is a 75-minute film in the Malay language. The synopsis:
In a rural Malaysian oil palm estate, Betik returns home.
Betik looks to turn his life around and build a future back home with his mother after the death of his father a few years ago. Betik’s absence from the funeral is seen by his mother as a silent betrayal.
To regain his rhythm living back home, he takes...
Karaoke is a 75-minute film in the Malay language. The synopsis:
In a rural Malaysian oil palm estate, Betik returns home.
Betik looks to turn his life around and build a future back home with his mother after the death of his father a few years ago. Betik’s absence from the funeral is seen by his mother as a silent betrayal.
To regain his rhythm living back home, he takes...
- 4/25/2009
- by Machine Girl
- Screen Anarchy
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