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- Movie: The Tiger Factory
- Director: Ming Jin Woo
- Writer: Ming Jin Woo, Edmund Yeo
- Producer: Kohei Ando, Yuiko Kato, Woo Ming Jin, Edmund Yeo
- Cinematographer: Chun Hung Wan
- Release Date:
- Runtime: 84 min.
- Language: Malay | Cantonese | Mandarin
- Country: Japan, Malaysia
Plot
Ping Ping is a 19 year old Malay, who under the guardianship of Aunt Madame Tien, works in a pig farm and washes dishes in a restaurant. She hopes to one day go to Japan with her savings and find work in a car parts company. Meanwhile, Ping Ping's aunt also runs a "baby factory" in which migrant workers are paid to impregnate women and then their babies sold off for money. The baby factory is done without Ping Ping's knowledge, but Ping Pong learns more about her aunt ...
Cast
Film Festivals
- 2010 (63rd) Cannes Film Festival - May 12 - May 23, 2010 - Director's Fortnight *World Premiere
- 2010 (29th) Vancouver International Film Festival - Sept. 30-Oct. 15, 2010 - Dragons and Tigers *North American Premiere
- 2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 7-15, 2010 - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24, 2010 - Asian Showcase *United States Premiere
- 2010 (12th) Mumbai Film Festival - October 21-28, 2010 - World Cinema
- 2010 (34th) Sao Paulo International Film Festival - October 22-November 4, 2010
- 2010 (23rd) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 23-31, 2010 - Film Panorama of Middle Asia-East
- 2010 (12th) Cinemanila International Film Festival - December 1-5, 2010
- 2011 (40th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 26-Feb. 6, 2011 - Spectrum
- 2011 (25th) Fribourg International Film Festival - March 19-26, 2011 - Panorama: The Da Huang Network
- 2011 (3rd) Terracotta Far East Film Festival - May 5-8, 2011 *UK Premiere
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