A Tree in Tanjung Malim 丹绒马林有棵树

Made in 2004 | Premiered at IFFR in 2005 | 26 mins | Chinese & English subtitles

Producer: Deepak Kumaran MenonDirector: Tan Chui MuiScreenwriter: Tan Chui MuiCamera: Albert HueArt Director: Sylvia OngMusic: Zhang 43Cast: Pete Teo, Foo Fei LingWith Kind Assistance of Yasmin AhmadSynopsisA fictional autobiographical sketch from the director's youth. A refined and almost imperceptibly sultry film. It barely has the onset of a story. A young woman, still a girl, saunters down the street at night with a man who hasn't been a boy for some time. The mood is more listless than erotic. The dialogues are more bored than poetic, yet there is something contemplative in their strolling and chatting. The man is played by local rock star Pete Teo, but even if you don't know that, his intriguing personality holds the consciously scanty story together. The director used to look down on old people who hadn't made it. She regrets that now.AwardPrincipal Award, 51st Oberhausen International Short Film FestivalBest Foreign Short Film, Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival, FranceWatchhttps://www.cathayplay.com/zh-CN/a-tree-in-tanjung-malim1