This Longing (Punggok Rindukan Bulan)
2008 | 122 mins | English subs
Executive Producer: Tan Chui Mui
Producer: Amir Muhammad
Director: Azharr Rudin
Screenwriter: Azharr Rudin
Camera: Sidi Saleh
Editor: Azharr Rudin
Cast: Saeful Nazhif Satria, Sharifah Amani, Maya Karin, Shahronizam
Synopsis
Set in the southern city of Johor Bahru, Malaysia, this film centres the ordinary moments in the lives of a young boy and his father who are unknowingly coping with the sudden absence of a key female figure in their life. tragic loss. At the same time, a boyish young woman returns to photograph the backdrop of her past. Translated to English, the title means ‘the owl misses the moon’ and indeed this a film that tugs at your heartstrings through reflections on unrequited longing.
Festival
13th Pusan International Film Festival
27th Vancouver International Film Festival
Festival Filem Malaysia Ke 22 - 2009
7th World Film Festival of Bangkok
Belfort International Film Festival, EntreVues (In Competition)
Trailer