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 Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the film follows the ordinary moments in the lives of a boy and his father as they struggle with the sudden absence of a central woman in their lives. Meanwhile, a boyish young woman returns to photograph the places of her past. The Malay title translates as “the owl longs for the moon”: an image of the unrequited longing that runs through the film.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HShDcoze6eg&t=1s