Delicate short film by this former Tiger Awards candidate and leading cinematographer of what is known as the Malaysian New Wave. Shot in an enchanting black & white. Performed by the young talent Wong Zi Jiang, who can also be admired in this year’s competition film Flower in the Pocket.
A boy comes home soaking wet one day. Later he gets a fever and thinks he’s going to die.
The title refers more to Faulkner than to the heavy metal band of the same name.
Also in this combined programme
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Thou Shalt Not Wait
She is filled with expectation and it takes a long time before she realises she will have to carry on waiting. -
Shaking the Gods
An excited crowd tugs and jokes at beautiful shrine being carried around. Don’t ask why, but look at this strange phenomenon. -
Half Teaspoon
If your wife does her best to make the best cup of coffee, you’d better look up from the television. It just so happens that… -
Bilal
It comes down to the contrast. Just as simple as effective. A young man sings as if standing on a minaret. He’s done his best… -
When I Backed Home, No Mother in Front of the Door
The title is also a description of the film. Domestic images, but then upside down. A simple yet effective intervention. -
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Blue Roof
A playful film that does not only play with colour and vertigo, but also with expectations. -
Trip to the Wound
A boy and a girl have a strange conversation on a bus. And then suddenly it’s not strange that they touch each other scars. -
Film details
- Country of production
- Malaysia
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 10'
- Medium/Format
- Mini DV NTSC
