Singapore Chinese Film Festival 2024 (Golden Village)
Snow In Midsummer
五月雪
Rating
NC16 Some Coarse Language
Language
Mandarin / Malay / Dialect with English & Chinese subtitles
Cast
One-Fang, Pearlly CHUA, Pauline TAN, CHENG Jen-shuo, Peter YU, Alvin WONG
Synopsis
On May 13, 1969, Eng and her mother watched a Chinese opera in Kuala Lumpur. Her father and brother were at the Majestic Theatre. A riot erupted amidst election tensions, and they lost contact. The Prime Minister declared a state of emergency. On May 13, 2018, Eng met Ah Mui, the opera chief who confronted the government on that day 49 years ago. They shared a moment of powerless remembrance of a more peaceful time.
1969年的马来西亚大选后第3天，执政党险胜，全城紧绷。吉隆坡老社区演酬神大戏《六月 雪》庆拿督公神诞，女班主饰演 “窦娥”。阿英随母亲进城看大戏。当晚暴徒突袭围城，一夜间 的刀光血影，无数城人就此惨死，无踪。 2018年又逢全国大选后第4天，执政党落败，权力瓦 解。远嫁槟城的阿英得知吉隆坡有一处差点被铲除的 “513事件” 乱葬义山，决意再走一趟寻 坟之途。义山上，阿英遇上当年担正 “窦娥” 的班主，哀叹一阙五月挽歌，问苍天，何时能沉冤 待雪 ？