The first amongst her friends to hit puberty, Zaffan, 12, discovers a terrifying secret about her body. Ostracized by her community, Zaffan fights back, learning that to be free she must embrace the body she feared, emerging as a proud, strong woman.
Winner of the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Tiger Stripes
2023
16 years
95 min.
Fiction
Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar
Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar, international festivals, awarded films, youth, female directors, feminism, maturing
Colorido
Amanda Nell Eu
Amanda Nell Eu
Jimmy Gimferrer
Carlo Francisco Manatad
Zafreen Zairizal, Deena Ezral, Piqa, Shaheisy Sam, Jun Lojong, Khairunazwan Rodz, Fatimah Abu Bakar
Foo Fei Ling, Patrick Mao Huang, Fran Borgia, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem, Jonas Weydemann, Ellen Havenith, Yulia Evina Bhara
Ghost Grrrl Pictures
Gabber Modus Operandi
Fênix Filmes
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