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Tiger Stripes
A Film by Amanda Nell Eu
2023 - Malaysia/Taiwan/Singapore/France/Germany/Netherlands/Indonesia/Qatar - Fantasy - 1.85 - 95 min.
with Zafreen Zairizal , Deena Ezral & Piqa
Oscars 2024: Official Malaysian Submission
Language: Malay
Produced by Foo Fei Ling , Patrick Mao Huang , Fran Borgia , Juliette Lepoutre , Pierre Menahem , Jonas Weydemann , Ellen Havenith & Yulia Evina Bhara
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.
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