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At the End of Daybreak
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Wikipedia article
'At the End of Daybreak' (Sum Moh) is a Malaysian-Hong Kong film released on 5 November 2009. It was directed and written by Ho Yuhang[http://japancinema.net/2009/12/23/at-the-end-of-daybreak-review/ At the End of Daybreak Review | Japan Cinema][http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/at_the_end_of_daybreak.html At the End of Daybreak () (2009)] and has runtime of 94 minutes.[http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/at-the-end-of-daybreak/5006847.article At The End of Daybreak | Reviews | Screen] The film had its world premiere in August 2009 at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival where it won NETPAC Award.
Plot
Tuck (Tsui Tin-Yau) is a 23-year-old Malaysian from a lower-class family, who lives with his divorced mother (Kara Hui) and generally lays about doing nothing. He dates Ying (Ng Meng-Hui), a 15-year-old schoolgirl whose quiet defiance defines her character.[http://www.fareastfilms.com/reviewsPage/At-The-End-Of-Daybreak-2567.htm Far East Films Reviews At The End Of Daybreak] [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/daybreak-film-review-93413 "At the End of Daybreak -- Film Review"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
Cast
* Kara Hui
* Tien You Chui
* Yasmin Ahmad
* Azman Hassan
* Hassan Muthalib
* Meng Hui Ng
Awards
* 46th Golden Horse Awards - Kara Hui - Best supporting actress
* 16th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
* 4th Asian Film Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
* Best Newcomer - Jane Ng Meng Hui
* 29th Hong Kong Film Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
* 10th Chinese Film Media Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
* 10th Changchun Film Festival- Kara Hui - Best actress
* Vladivostok International Film Festival - Kara Hui - Best actress
* 2009 Locarno International Film Festival - NETPAC Award[https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/at-the-end-of-daybreak-1200475590/ At the End of Daybreak | Variety]
Festival
* 2009 (62nd) Locarno International Film Festival - 515 August - International Competition
* 2009 (34th) Toronto International Film Festival - 1019 September - Contemporary World Cinema[http://twitchfilm.com/2009/09/tiff-09-at-the-end-of-daybreak-review.html TIFF 09: AT THE END OF DAYBREAK Review | Twitch]
* 2009 (28th) Vancouver International Film Festival - 116 October - Dragons and Tigers
* 2009 (14th) Busan International Film Festival - 816 October - A Window on Asian Cinema
* 2009 (6th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - 1530 October - Closing Film[http://www.3news.co.nz/At-the-End-of-Daybreak-review/tabid/418/articleID/170864/Default.aspx At the End of Daybreak review Story Entertainment 3 News]
* 2009 (22nd) Tokyo International Film Festival - 1725 October - Winds of Asia - Middle East
* 2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - 27 January 7 February
* 2010 (9th) Asian Film Festival of Dallas - 2329 July 2010 *Southwest Premiere
References
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