A film about food. And about not having any food. For this Chinese family living by the beach, food is a ritual. A crab you catch is only of any use if you can eat it. One day another family comes to buy food. They don’t want to go back to their country for anything. The land of the boat people. But what fisherman would set fire to his boat?
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Film details
- Country of production
- Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 11'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam PAL
