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Stone Turtle (2023)
Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
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Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
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Genre:Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery
Written By:Deo Mahameru, Woo Ming Jin, Neesa Jamal
In Theaters:4/15/2023
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Greenlight Pictures, KawanKawan Media
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