A Malaysian film, Stone Turtle, bagged the coveted Fipresci Prize at the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival which concluded on Aug 14. It was the first time a feature filmed in the Bahasa Malaysia language had competed in the main category of the prestigious Swiss festival. The Fipresci prize jury wrote on the festival’s official Twitter page that.
Woo Jing Min’s violent Locarno competitor – which features some scenes drawn by a former Studio Ghibli animator – has an energy that compels even when it doesn’t convince.