SNOW IN MIDSUMMER

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FILM INFO

Title in Mandarin

五月雪

Film Type

NARRATIVE FEATURE 劇情長片

Year

2022

Film Status

DURATION

116 min

GENRE 類型

HISTORY / 歷史

DIRECTOR 導演

CHONG Keat-aun
張吉安

PRODUCER 製片

WONG Kew-soon, Gene YAO, CHOW Wai-thong
黃巧順、姚經玉、周偉堂

CAST 主演

WAN Fang, Pearlly CHUA, CHENG Jen-shuo
萬芳、蔡寶珠、鄭人碩

PRODUCTION COMPANY 製作公司

Janji Pictures Production Sdn. Bhd., Swallow Wings Films, August Pictures
海鵬影業有限公司、匠子映畫、堂堂映畫

Festivals & Awards

PARTICIPATION GOAL 參展目標

Sales
International Distribution
Festival Screening
銷售代理
國際發行
影展放映

Snow in Midsummer is the latest film by CHONG Keat-aun, the Best New Director at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, whose first feature The Story of Southern Islet was selected at the 2021 Locarno International Film Festival.

第57屆金馬獎最佳新導演的張吉安最新長片作品,其前部長片《南巫》入選2021盧卡諾影展。

13th May 1969, while Su-mei and daughter Ah-eng were watching the Cantonese opera at Chinese Temple, Kuala Lumpur, her husband Ah-kooi and son, Ah-yeow were at Majestic Theatre. A violent riot has unexpectedly taken place, Su-mei’s husband and son were both killed as they escaped from the theatre. In a panic, Su-mei and her daughter took shelter behind the opera stage the whole night. News went on air through the radio, The Prime Minister declared that the nation was under a state of emergency and martial law was immediately imposed. Su-mei’s husband and son’s body vanished from the aftermath of the riot.49 years later, Ah-eng discovered a news article about a nearly demolished “513” cemetery. On 13th May 2018, she continued her mother’s will to track down on her father and brother’s burial location.

1969年5月13日,馬來西亞大選落下帷幕,執政黨險勝,全城緊繃。素梅帶女兒小英到吉隆坡觀賞街棚戲《六月雪》,丈夫文貴則與兒子赴大華戲院。豈料暴徒突襲,父子困在戲院,素梅攜女兒躲入戲棚。是夜,素梅徘徊在滿目瘡痍的戲院,遍尋不著丈夫和兒子的蹤影。

2018年5月13日,逢全國大選結束第四天,執政黨首次落敗瓦解。遠嫁檳城的小英在報章得知吉隆坡一處差點被鏟除的513事件義山塚,為繼承母親生前遺願,再走一趟尋找往事之旅。塚上,小英遇戲班女伶在墳前悼亡者。兩代女人,互訴一段被遺忘的家國事蹟。

SALES CONTACT

COMPANY 參展公司

SWALLOW WINGS FILMS CO., LTD.
海鵬影業有限公司

JOB TITLE 職位

Vice President
國際業務

CONTACT 聯絡人

Albert YAO
姚聖洋

Email

[email protected]

Tel

+886 2 2361 0873

Mobile

+886 910 364 048