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Twelve year old Zaffan lives in a small rural community in Malaysia. In full puberty, she realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate. Her friends turn away from her when a mass hysteria hits the school. Fear spreads and a doctor intervenes to chase away the demon that haunts the girls. Like a tiger harassed and dislodged from its habitat, Zaffan decides to reveal its true nature, its fury, its rage and its beauty.

Keywords

  • Best first feature
  • Body Horror
  • Cannes: La Semaine de la Critique
  • Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
  • Fantasy/folk horror
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Thrill and Horror

Actors

  • Zafreen Zairizal
  • Deena Ezral
  • Piqa
  • Shaheizy Sam
  • June Lojong

Director

  • Amanda Nell Eu

Drama, Horror


1h 35min


-12

MS


NL

FR

France
Germany
Indonesia
Malaysia
Netherlands
Singapore
Taiwan
2023
Twelve year old Zaffan lives in a small rural community in Malaysia. In full puberty, she realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate.

Twelve year old Zaffan lives in a small rural community in Malaysia. In full puberty, she realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate.


Twelve year old Zaffan lives in a small rural community in Malaysia. In full puberty, she realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate. Her friends turn away from her when a mass hysteria hits the school. Fear spreads and a doctor intervenes to chase away the demon that haunts the girls. Like a tiger harassed and dislodged from its habitat, Zaffan decides to reveal its true nature, its fury, its rage and its beauty.

Cast & Crew