Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.

Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.

has represented Malaysia in Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals. Woo’s first ‘Monday Morning Glory’ (2005) was in Berlin; his ‘Elephant and the Sea’ (2007) won awards in Torino and Spain and ‘Woman on Fire Looks for Water’ (2009) was selected at Venice Orrizonti. ‘Tiger Factory’ (2010) was at Cannes.