Malaysian filmmaker Sam Quah’s 'Sheep Without A Shepherd' wins two awards in China

Penang-born filmmaker Sam Quah Boon Lip's mainland Chinese thriller film 'Sheep Without A Shepherd' became the highest-grossing film at the China box office during its opening weekend (Dec 13-15, 2019). Photo: Handout

Malaysian filmmaker Sam Quah Boon Lip has much to celebrate as his feature film directorial debut Sheep Without A Shepherd (Mandarin title Wu Sha) has achieved much success in China.

The crime thriller film about two families entangled in a missing body mystery which was released in China on Dec 13, 2019 collected 1.2bil yuan (about RM725mil) at the box office.