The Garden of Evening Mists (2019)

Original title

夕霧花園

Directed by

Tom Lin Shu-yu

Genre

drama film

Country

Malaysia

Runtime

2h

Rated

R18+

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman who survived a Japanese internment camp as a child goes to the Cameron Highlands during the Malayan Emergency. She becomes the apprentice of a mysterious Japanese gardener, working through her memories and trauma.

melancholichauntingslow-burnatmosphericpoignantmeditativesombervisually lush

What happens

The Garden of Evening Mists (Chinese: 夕霧花園) is a 2019 Malaysian English-language historical drama film directed by Tom Lin Shu-yu from the screenplay of Richard Smith and adapted from Tan Twan Eng's 2012 novel of same name. A woman, still haunted by her experiences in a Japanese internment camp as a child, travels to Cameron Highlands during the Malayan Emergency and becomes the apprentice of a mysterious Japanese gardener. It stars Lee Sin-je, Sylvia Chang and Hiroshi Abe. A co-production between Malaysia's Astro Shaw and HBO Asia, the film was filmed on location in Malaysia. It premiered in 2019 in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, 16 January 2020 in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore, and 24 July 2021 in Japan. The film received generally positive reviews. It received nine nominations at the 56th Golden Horse Awards, winning for Best Makeup and Costume Design, won Best Film at the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards and won three awards at the 2021 Malaysia Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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