South of South
Release Year:
2005
Story:
Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan Province of China have always been called “southland”, and the homeland of the protagonists Malaysia is in the south of southland. This short film is set in Kuantan, Malaysia in the 1980s and portrays a Chinese family that has fled to Malaysia from Vietnam. Amid centuries of turbulence, their attitude towards eating has almost become a ritual.
Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan Province of China have always been called “southland”, and the homeland of the protagonists Malaysia is in the south of southland. This short film is set in Kuantan, Malaysia in the 1980s and portrays a Chinese family that has fled to Malaysia from Vietnam. Amid centuries of turbulence, their attitude towards eating has almost become a ritual.
Casts & Crews:
Tan Chui Mui
Directors
Runtime:
10
minutes
Language:
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surensure at 2023-09-11
ZHANG Tianze at 2022-11-27
“我们华人真歹命,一包金换一包米” 越南船民,哎,历史沉痛。
KIKO at 2021-05-26
故事讲得很精巧。导演选择再普通不过的”吃饭“这一动作成为贯穿全片的motif,它既承载了沉重历史的伤痛、亦是当下身份与地位的象征与巩固。只要还在”吃“,便未被时代洪流抛弃。而无法完成“吃”这一动作的人,则成了历史的弃子。但是,”吃“的动作是稳定的吗?可以维持多久?是否人们终会走向流散、被宏大的历史裹挟?
xinyu at 2021-03-07
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Casts & Crews
Tan Chui Mui
Director
Story:
Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan Province of China have always been called “southland”, and the homeland of the protagonists Malaysia is in the south of southland. This short film is set in Kuantan, Malaysia in the 1980s and portrays a Chinese family that has fled to Malaysia from Vietnam. Amid centuries of turbulence, their attitude towards eating has almost become a ritual.