Tears in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Genre: Drama
Country: Malaysia
Year: 2025
Duration: 95 mins
Director: Ridhwan Saidi
Language(s): Malay, Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles: English
Producers: Nurul Aizam, Tan Cher Kian
Principal Casts: Lim Paik Yin, Lee Qi, Liew Chee Heai
Synopsis
Tze grapples with the mysterious disappearance of her husband, who is prone to recurring sleepwalking episodes. She seeks solace by immersing herself in an acting class. Jay, a photographer captivated by the elusive essence of femininity of men, prepares for an upcoming exhibition. As their paths converge, an inexplicable connection sparks between Tze and Jay, drawing them into a haunting mystery.
Against the backdrop of the city’s spectral lamentations, echoes of the past intertwine with the present, blurring the lines between dreams and memories. Tze and Jay navigate through their own tangled threads of loss, longing, and history, confronting their innermost fears as they unravel the enigma that binds them.
Drawing from the last song written by P. Ramlee, Tears in Kuala Lumpur is Ridhwan Saidi’s elegiac ode to the city that weaves together the lives of two women touched by loss and longing.
Date
Video
Asian World Film Festival
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and overseen by Executive & Program Director Georges N. Chamchoum, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia plus atonomous Countries, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration.
Asian World Film Festival Los Angeles, 2023 - All Rights ReservedThe Asian World Film Festival is produced by Aitysh USA, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization. (EIN: 47-3362394)
Please note: Screening times may be adjusted without prior notice due to technical or scheduling circumstances. We appreciate your understanding.