These are our ten recommended films from the Malaysia International Film Festival, which is taking place from July 21 – 28, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Abang Adik by Jin Ong – Malaysia, Taiwan | 2023 – 114 minutes

Abang and Adi are undocumented orphans living in present-day Malaysia. While the older brother, a deaf mute, has resigned himself to a life of poverty, his younger sibling burns with indignation. A brutal accident upsets the fragile balance of their relationship. (Mubi)

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All The Long Nights by Sho Miyake – Japan | 2024 – 118 minutes

Two work colleagues: he suffers from panic attacks, she has extreme PMS. Their company distributes toy planetariums. What may not sound like Ozu Yasujirō is actually precisely that: people are attentive and do each other good, without even realising. (Mubi)

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Dreaming & Dying by Nelson Yeo – Singapore, Indonesia | 2023 – 77 minutes

Three middle aged individuals are forced to confront their inner demons as a long buried love triangle between them resurfaces. (Mubi)

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In the Land of Brothers by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli – France, Iran, Netherlands | 2024 – 95 minutes

Three members of an extended Afghan family start their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long struggle ahead to be “at home”. (Mubi)

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Perfect Days by Wim Wenders – Germany, Japan | 2023 – 124 minutes

Hirayama lives a life of blissful contentment, spending his days balancing his job as a caretaker of Tokyo’s public toilets with his passion for music, literature, and photography. His structured routine is slowly interrupted by unexpected encounters that force him to reconnect with his past. (Mubi)

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Rapture by Dominic Sangma – India, China, Switzerland, Qatar, Netherlands | 2023 – 123 minutes

As the village is gripped by the fear of child-kidnapper, the church prophesizes about the coming of apocalyptic darkness that will last for 80 days. For 10 year old Kasan the village has never been more fearful. (Mubi)

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Salli by Lien Chien Hung – Taiwan, France | 2023 – 104 minutes

A solitary chicken farmer meets a Frenchman online and embarks on a life-changing journey to Paris. (Mubi)

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Snow Leopard by Pema Tseden – China | 2023 – 109 minutes

A father and son argue over whether they should kill a snow leopard that broke into their home and killed nine sheep. (Mubi)

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Sujo by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez – Mexico, USA, France | 2024 – 125 minutes

When a cartel gunman is killed he leaves behind Sujo his four-year-old son. The violence looms over Sujo at every stage of his life in the Mexican countryside. Sujo matures and he discovers that evading his father’s destiny is unavoidable. (Mubi)

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The Great Phuket by Liu Yaonan – Hong Kong, France, Germany, Belgium | 2024 – 97 minutes

After the piece of land on which Li Xing lives with his mother and stepfather is confiscated, the life of the unruly fourteen-year-old changes drastically. His family and school situation, as well as his conflictual relationship with a classmate, cause him trouble. (Mubi)

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