Edmund Yeo's 'Malu' opening in Japan, but his films have never screened in Malaysia

Ahead of the premiere of 'Malu at the Tokyo International Film Festival, Malaysian director Edmund Yeo' talks about his process, and the fact that his films have never been shown in Malaysian cinemas,

Due to ongoing travel restrictions, overseas guests have been in short supply at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival. Malaysia's Edmund Yeo is a rare exception.

The filmmaker endured two-week quarantine in order to attend the world premiere of his Malu, a film which tracks a long-lasting discord between beautiful sisters, and unfolds in Malaysia and Japan. Yeo also gets to prepare for another upcoming shoot in Japan.

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