Men Who Save The World
Malaysia
Seng Tat Liew
Home is not where you live; it is who you live with.
Pak Awang's only child is getting married and he wishes to give her a house as a wedding gift. Unable to afford a brand new house, he comes up with a brilliant idea to relocate and restore an abandoned house near the village. Despite rumours of the house being haunted, he manages to convince his fellow villagers to help him move the house, by carrying it physically back to the village.
Solomon is a Nigerian immigrant working illegally as a street peddler, trying very hard to adjust to life in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Refusing to participate in con-businesses and black money laundering like some of his countrymen, he opts to run a small business of his own. Down on his luck, Solomon runs into trouble with the police and has to run away. He jumps onto the back of a moving truck and ends up in the village. While wandering around, he finds the house that was being moved and decides to hide in it.
The same evening, a villager is passing by the house when he notices a black shadow (Solomon) inside. He freaks out and returns to the village to tell everyone. Nobody actually sees Solomon in person and this creates rumours that the relocation of the house has disturbed some spirits. This causes disruption in the village and the relocation comes to a halt.
Pak Awang tries to reason with the villagers not to be superstitious, but his efforts fall on deaf ears. While Pak Awang becomes more and more a stranger to his own people for not having the same beliefs, Solomon is happy with his new found 'home' and becomes a permanent tenant of the house. The question is, for how long?
Pak Awang's only child is getting married and he wishes to give her a house as a wedding gift. Unable to afford a brand new house, he comes up with a brilliant idea to relocate and restore an abandoned house near the village. Despite rumours of the house being haunted, he manages to convince his fellow villagers to help him move the house, by carrying it physically back to the village.
Solomon is a Nigerian immigrant working illegally as a street peddler, trying very hard to adjust to life in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Refusing to participate in con-businesses and black money laundering like some of his countrymen, he opts to run a small business of his own. Down on his luck, Solomon runs into trouble with the police and has to run away. He jumps onto the back of a moving truck and ends up in the village. While wandering around, he finds the house that was being moved and decides to hide in it.
The same evening, a villager is passing by the house when he notices a black shadow (Solomon) inside. He freaks out and returns to the village to tell everyone. Nobody actually sees Solomon in person and this creates rumours that the relocation of the house has disturbed some spirits. This causes disruption in the village and the relocation comes to a halt.
Pak Awang tries to reason with the villagers not to be superstitious, but his efforts fall on deaf ears. While Pak Awang becomes more and more a stranger to his own people for not having the same beliefs, Solomon is happy with his new found 'home' and becomes a permanent tenant of the house. The question is, for how long?
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Festivals and Awards:
Locarno 2014, section Cineasti del presente
in competition in Toronto, Busan 2014
Teheran 2015: Special Jury Prize, Fajr International Film Festival, section Eastern Panorama
Malaysia 2015: Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Story, Best Production Design and Best Child Actor
in competition in Toronto, Busan 2014
Teheran 2015: Special Jury Prize, Fajr International Film Festival, section Eastern Panorama
Malaysia 2015: Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Story, Best Production Design and Best Child Actor
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