Strange Root (Keinginan)

In Development

LOGLINE

11th century Singapore. Akshat, a demigod born from a yam, grapples with the loss of his place, when the arrival of a shipwrecked beast arouses a great obsession across the island. Forsaken by everyone, he is pulled into a nightmarish descent into madness and jealousy.

TEAM

Director, Writer LAM LI SHUEN, MARK CHUA
Producer TAN BEE THIAM, LOOI WAN PING
Co-Producer MEISKE TAURISIA
Production 13 LITTLE PICTURES (SINGAPORE), EMOUMIE PICTURES (SINGAPORE)
Co-Production PALARI FILMS (INDONESIA)

INFO

Genre Mythological Body Horror, Fantasy
Country Singapore, Indonesia
Language Malay, Chinese
Development Stage In Development

 

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