【tffBerlin 2026 Opening Film】 The Waves Will Carry Us 人生海海

​#BlackComedy #Family #HistoricalDrama

​LAU Kek-Huat｜Taiwan｜2025｜100 mins
18+｜Not rated by the German FSK. Admission for adults only.
Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese, Min Nan｜Subtitles: EN, ZH

​✨ German premiere ✨

🎤 Special Guest
In-person Q&A with the director

🏆 Festival Highlights
• 2025 Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actress
• Generation Identity & Taboos
• New Aesthetic of Southeast Asian Cinema

🎞️ Synopsis
When Ah-Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, religious authorities seize the body after discovering that his father had secretly converted to Islam. Refusing to accept the decision, Ah-Yao and his siblings set out to bring their father home.

Blending dark humour and family drama with the momentum of a road movie, The Waves Will Carry Us follows a family confronting memories and histories they never fully knew. What begins as a dispute over burial becomes a journey through migration, belief, and the unfinished stories carried across generations.

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