The Elephant and the Sea 大象与海
2007 | 98 mins | English subs

Producer: Tomoko Ueda, Woo Ming Jin
Director: Woo Ming Jin
Screenwriter: Woo Ming Jin
Camera: Chan Hai Liang
Editor: Kok Kai Foong
Music: Ronnie Khoo
Cast: Berg Lee, Chung Kok Keong, Ng Meng Hui, Tan Chui Mui

Synopsis
The Elephant and the Sea follows the lives of two individuals in the aftermath of a water borne disease that strikes their fishing village. Has there been a disaster? A deadly epidemic? A week after the disease takes the life of his wife, Ah Ngau, a fisherman by trade, is sent home with $300 in aid from the government and a cardboard box of useless “donations” from the public. Instead of grieving for his wife, Ah Ngau appears to have found a new sense of freedom, meeting a prostitute and experiencing a long delayed sexual awakening. Yun Ding makes a living doing an assortment of odd jobs, following his “big brother” Long Chai around. Mostly they cheat and hustle their way around, living off the naiveté of the public. When Long Chai succumbs to the disease, Ding has to make it on his own. But can a person with no direction in his life find something to hold on to?

Festival
Torino International Film Festival
Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival
DIBA Barcelona Film Festival
Lisbon Village Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Los Angeles International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Asian American International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Santiago International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Flanders International Film Festival
Warsaw Film Festival
Blackmovie Film Festival Geneva
Las Palmas International Film Festival

Award
Torino International Film Festival (Special Jury Prize)
Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival (Best Director Award & Critics Award)
DIBA Barcelona Film Festival (Best Director)
Lisbon Village Film Festival (Grand Prize, Best Film)

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap6DMrvYWzo&feature=emb_log

Watch
https://www.cathayplay.com/the-elephant-and-the-sea