THE WAVES WILL CARRY US

人生海海

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When Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, he anticipates quiet mourning, not upheaval. Chaos erupts when religious authorities arrive, insisting his father secretly converted to Islam and must be buried in a Muslim cemetery. Determined to honor their own traditions, Ah Yao and his siblings embark on a darkly comic, unpredictable quest to reclaim the body—unearthing family secrets, cultural tensions, and a cascade of absurd challenges. This sharp, satirical tale is the latest narrative feature from celebrated documentary filmmaker Kek-huat Lau, a Malaysia-born, Taiwan-based artist acclaimed for FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND, which swept at last year’s Golden Horse Awards.