Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2022 : Winner List
85 min
Rona and Hamed are two young Afghans who are in love with each other. Searching for a better life, they have decided to immigrate to Europe. To do that, they get to Iran illegally on a bus and they have to go to Turkey thereafter. Hamed has to stay with his Afghan friend Sohrab in Tehran by the time the preparations for his trip to Turkey are done. After a long wait, Hamed needs a proper excuse for his immigration to Europe and he is recommended to convert to Christianity, but this is not what Hamed can deal with.
Director: Navid Mahmound
Producer: Jasmshid Mahmoudi
Screenplay: Navid Mahmound
Cinematographer: Morteza Ghafori
Production Company: Asseman Parvaz Film
Cast: Ali Shadman, Neda Jebreili, Matin Heydarnia, Sadaf Asgari
87 min
Julie goes to great lengths to raise her two children in the countryside while keeping her job in a Parisian luxury hotel. When she finally gets a job interview for a position she had long been hoping for, a national strike breaks out, paralyzing the public transport system. The fragile balance that Julie has established is jeopardized. Julie then sets off on a frantic race against time, at the risk of falteri.
Director: Eric GRAVEL
Producer: Raphaëlle DELAUCHE, Nicolas SANFAUTE
Screenplay: Eric GRAVEL
Cinematographer: Victor SEGUIN
Production Company: Novoprod, France 2 Cinema, Haut et Court
Cast: Laure CALAMY
111 min
The aftermath of Babri Mosque demolition in India, 1992-’93, found its violent echoes even at the remote village in a border district of West Bengal, where the story of the film began to unfold. A story of friendship is between two little boys belonging to two warring religious communities. Palash (8) is the son of a Brahmin, while Safikul (8) is the son of a Muslim weaver. The innocence of Palash and Safikul receives its sustenance from nature. The greenery of the village, the river and the vast stretch of paddy fields playfully rebound the echoes of the voices and the laughter of two boys.
Director: Prasun Chatterjee
Producer: Prasun Chatterjee, Prosenjit Ranjan Nath, Soumya Mukhopadhyay, Ivy Yu-Hua Shen
Screenplay: Prasun Chatterjee
Cinematographer: Tuhin Biswas
Production Company: Kathak Talkies
Cast: Arif Shaikh, Asik Shaikh, Jayati Chakraborty, Swatilekha Kundu, Hasnahena Mondal, Anujoy Chattopadhyay
87 min
Julie goes to great lengths to raise her two children in the countryside while keeping her job in a Parisian luxury hotel. When she finally gets a job interview for a position she had long been hoping for, a national strike breaks out, paralyzing the public transport system. The fragile balance that Julie has established is jeopardized. Julie then sets off on a frantic race against time, at the risk of falteri.
Director: Eric GRAVEL
Producer: Raphaëlle DELAUCHE, Nicolas SANFAUTE
Screenplay: Eric GRAVEL
Cinematographer: Victor SEGUIN
Production Company: Novoprod, France 2 Cinema, Haut et Court
Cast: Laure CALAMY
104 min
Deaf teenager Chang Cheng transfers to a school for children with special needs. However, the world of the hearing-impaired doesn’t seem quiet at all. When Chang witnesses the “game” taking place in the last row on the school bus, his excitement about blending into a new environment immediately turns into fear. Seeing Bei Bei, the girl he has a crush on, getting hurt so badly, Xiao Guang, the ringleader, behaving like a king and other schoolmates acting innocent, Chang debates with himself on whether he should reveal the cruel truth about the game or whether he should join in. As the divide between the perpetrators and the victim begins to blur, confusion and anxiety grow among everyone in school.
Director: KO Chen-nien
Producer: Guilin Wang
Screenplay: KO Chen-nien, LIN Pin-Jun
Cinematographer: Chi Wen Chen
Production Company: Redbit Pictures
Cast: Troy LIU, KIM Hyunbin, LIU Kuan-Ting, CHEN Yan-Fei , YANG Kuei-Mei
107 min
Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical college, strains to combine her complex roles as a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. Keeping the balance between the demands of work and family life has become a daily struggle. One evening, she witnesses a crying student storming out of a professor’s office. Deeply touched by this event and the actions leading up to it, Rehana’s life starts to spiral out of control. She gradually descends into obsession, seeking retribution, just as she receives a complaint from the school about her six-year- old daughter’s unusual behavior… Rehana refuses to accept the madness of the patriarchal society she lives in. She will put everything at stake to fight for justice – for her student, her daughter, but also for herself.
Director: Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Producer: Jeremy Chua
Screenplay: Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Cinematographer: Tuhin Tamijul
Cast: Azmeri Haqui Badhon,Kazi Sami Hassan, Afia Jahin Jaima
104 min
Determined to flee to the big city after Typhoon Haiyan ravages a coastal town, Miguel searches for his mother Norma and his beloved Andrea before another storm approaches.
Director: Carlo Francisco Manatad
Producer: Armi Rae Cacanindin, Josabeth Alonso, Vincent Wang
Screenplay: Giancarlo Abrahan V, Carlo Francisco Manatad, Jeremie Dubois
Cinematographer: Lim Teck Siang
Production Company: Globe Studios, Black Sheep Productions, Dreamscape Entertainment
Cast: Daniel Padilla, Charo-Santos, Rans Rifol
82 min
After his father’s death, the unemployed Aman returns to Kuala Lumpur and embarks illegally on a ride-hailing service, as he fails to obtain a driving license due to his color blindness. When his landlord chases him out of his rental accommodation, he ends up sleeping in his car. A chance encounter with Bella, a Chinese ‘escort girl’, grants Aman a temporary residence at her place. In return, she asks Aman to become her driver. As they become closer, Bella confides in Aman about her intention to leave Malaysia. Complications ensue when Bella finds herself pregnant and decides to have an abortion.
Director: Muzzamer Rahman
Producer: Bebbra Mailin
Screenplay:Muzzamer Rahman
Cinematographer: Hafiz Rashid, Fairuz Ismail
Production Company: Konda Kondi Studio, Le Mediator Studio
Cast: Amerul Affendi , Bront Palarae,Nam Ron, Lim Mei Fen, Sharifah Amani
90 min
20-year-old Samnang and two of his friends live in the White Building, a landmark tenement in Phnom Penh. In this fast-changing city, the three boys practice their dance routine dreaming of television talent contests while their parents lead a more traditional lifestyle. But the White Building is to be demolished. Samnang observes his father unsuccessfully attempting to bring together his divided neighbors on the government’s compensation offers for residents to move out, and he must face his best friend’s departure from Cambodia. Samnang finds that the stable environment he has always called home is on shaky ground.
Director: Kavich Neang
Producer: Davy CHOU (Cambodia), Marine ARRIGHI de CASANOVA (France)
Screenplay: Kavich Neang
Cinematographer: Douglas Seok
Production Company: Anti-Archive (Cambodia), Kongchak Pictures (Cambodia)
Cast: Piseth Chhun, Sithan Hout, Sokha Uk, Chinnaro Soem, Sovann Tho, Jany Min, Chandalin Y
89 min
Cheong, a Chinese man, falls sick after a row with his neighbor. His wife Yan is desperately looking for a remedy to cure her husband. Throughout the journey, Yan endures strange encounters and unearthly experiences. Finally, Yan is convinced that she should seek help from the village shaman. Mysteries, legends and shamanism surround Yan with unknowns yet to be solved.
Director: Chong Keat Aun
Producer: Hui Bee Lim
Screenplay: :Chong Keat Aun
Cinematographer: Hai Liang Chan
Production Company: Asteri Production, Bened Global
Cast: Jojo Goh, Season Chee, Hong Herr Wong, Wei Hern Teoh, Pearlly Chua, Hoon Mei Sim
Production Company: Anti-Archive (Cambodia), Kongchak Pictures (Cambodia)
Cast: Piseth Chhun, Sithan Hout, Sokha Uk, Chinnaro Soem, Sovann Tho, Jany Min, Chandalin Y
