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We, the Dead
We, the Dead
6.9
/10
221 Ratings

WE, THE DEAD

Aqérat

Directed by Edmund Yeo
Malaysia, 2017
Drama

Synopsis

Hui Ling, who works at the Thai-Malaysian border and dreams of a better life in Taiwan, needs to make ends meet when she finds herself penniless. Her boss suggests a way to make money quickly: to work alongside human traffickers handling refugees from the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority group.

Synopsis

Hui Ling, who works at the Thai-Malaysian border and dreams of a better life in Taiwan, needs to make ends meet when she finds herself penniless. Her boss suggests a way to make money quickly: to work alongside human traffickers handling refugees from the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority group.

Our take

Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo’s off-center and dreamlike feature is a sweeping tale of displacement and morality. We, the Dead powerfully sheds light on the nature of human exchange and the spaces and overlaps between art and history.