Stone Turtle

Woo Ming Jin (Woman on Fire Looks for Water, Festival 2010) returns to SFFILM with this vivid supernatural mystery set on a nearly deserted island on the Malay Peninsula. There, Zahara lives a clandestine life with her young niece, dealing in precious turtle eggs. The arrival of a mysterious man who claims to be researching leatherback turtles sets the stage for a story of sexual violence and karma that resets a couple of times to give Zahara the chance to finesse the story of her life. Winner of the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize at Locarno and with a sometimes-surreal style and tone that recalls David Lynch or Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Stone Turtle is stunningly visual, from the blinding white sands of the island to the femme-fatale scarlet hues of Zahara’s frequently worn red dress.