Year Without a Summer 无夏之年
2010 | 87 mins | Malay & English subs
Producer: Liew Seng Tat
Director: Tan Chui Mui
Screenwriter: Tan Chui Mui
Camera: Teoh Gay Hian
Editor: Tan Chui Mui
Sound: Pete Teo
Cast: Azman Hassan, Nam Ron, Mislina Mustaffa, Mohd. Norsuhaizan Hanafi, Mohd. Shahrudin
Synopsis
Azam comes back to his village, to look for his childhood best friend, Ali. Ali and his wife Minah are overjoyed to meet this long lost friend, who had left the village thirty years ago. They had been following Azam’s news since he became a famous singer, although now Azam is over his peak. Ali and Minah invite Azam to their house. At night, Ali asks Azam to out fishing at the sea. They visit the Pulau Ular island. The whole night, the three of them talk about love, marriage, village folklore, mystic creatures, and the wild boar hunting once upon a time. As the night is ending, Minah demonstrates that she could hold her breath underwater for 3 minutes. Azam tries to do the same, but he never appears again…
Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
International Film Festival Tokyo Filmex
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Hong Kong International Film Festival, etc.
Financial Support
Asian Cinema Fund (Script Development)
Hubert Bals Fund
Vision Sud Est
Global Film Initiative
Asian Cinema Fund (Post Production)
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjSMFv-OwyY
Watch
https://iffr.com/en/2011/films/year-without-a-summer
https://www.cathayplay.com/zh-CN/year-without-a-summer2