30th Tokyo International Film Festival

Competition

AQÉRAT (We the Dead)

[ 阿奇洛 ]

Director: Edmund Yeo

Drama
Romance
Youth Drama

World Premiere

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Schedule & Ticket

EX Theater Roppongi

10/28 14:20- (106min)

Guest (tentative): Q&A: Edmund Yeo (Director/Screenplay), Daphne Low (Actress)

Tickets ¥1500,
Student Tickets ¥1000

Student Tickets at the Door ¥500 Available from 0:00

TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN9

11/02 13:30- (106min)

Q&A of Howard Hon Kahoe (Actor) has been cancelled. (Updated 10/16)

Guest (tentative): Q&A: Edmund Yeo (Director/Screenplay), Daphne Low (Actress), Lim Ying Xian (Producer)

Tickets ¥1500,
Student Tickets ¥1000

Student Tickets at the Door ¥500 Available from 0:00

Situation of seats

◎：Still seats available △：Only few seats left
✕：Tickets are sold out

* Tickets for some screenings/programs may be available again after sold-out.

Tax included.

Please note that the stage appearances of guests and scheduled time of the show may change according to circumstances.

Introduction

Short of money, a woman turns to human trafficking to make ends meet. Focusing in part on the Rohingyas’ flight to Malaysia to avoid persecution, the film is a poetic depiction of one woman’s spiritual journey.

Data

Director	Edmund Yeo Born in Singapore in 1984, and graduated from Waseda University. Edmund Yeo's short films Kingyo premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2009; Inhalation won the Sonje Award at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010. His debut feature River of Exploding Durians premiered in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2014. This year he returns to Tokyo with two films, Yasmin-san and AQÉRAT (We the Dead).
Staff	Director/Screenplay : Edmund Yeo Cinematographer : Lesly Leon Lee Line Producer : Cheng Thim Kian Original Score : Wong Woan Foong Producer : Lim Ying Xian Executive Producer : Woo Ming Jin Executive Producer : Lum Lai Fun Special Makeup Effect : Kit Hew Sound Recordist : Lemon Chew
Cast	Daphne Low Howard Hon Kahoe Ruby Yap Johnny Goh WON Jun Yap
Website	Official Site

106min. Color Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese ｜ 2017 Malaysia ｜

◎Pre-order lottery

★Purchase of Pre-order lottery tickets are limited to 2 tickets per application (Seats cannot be reserved).

From 12:00pm on Sept. 27 Wed - 13:00pm on Oct. 3 Tue

"FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST" (Opening)
"The Stand-In Thief" (Special Screenings)
"Ismael's Ghosts" (World Focus)

◎Ticket Sales

★Tickets wil be sold by sections

※Three titles for pre-order lottery are not sold on Oct. 14 and 15.

Oct. 14 Sat

12:00pm〜
Asian Future・CROSSCUT ASIA・Co-Hosted/Allied Events and Others
16:00pm〜
Competition・Japan Now・Japanese Classics

Oct. 15 Sun

12:00pm〜
Japanese Cinema Splash・World Focus・Youth
16:00pm〜
Special Screenings・Special Program

TIFF Online Ticket

Purchase via TIFF Official Website
Ticket will be available through smart phone/tablet/PC.
Service Hours
・From 12:00pm on Oct. 14 Sat (Tickets wii be sold by sections) until 20 min. after the last screening on Nov. 3 Fri.

TIFF Ticket Center counters

Oct. 25 Wed 9:30am〜
TIFF Ticket Center (Roppongi Hills 2F O-YANE PLAZA)
Service Hours
・Oct. 25 Wed〜Nov. 3 Fri ・From 9:30 am until 20 min. after the start of the venue's last screening of the day.

・All-night screening tickets are also available at the temporary ticket sales counter at the theater after TIFF Ticket Center is closed (Cash Only).
・Tickets for all dates (including EX Theater) are sold here.
*Tickets for Kabukiza and Tokyo International Forum are not sold atTIFF Online Tickets and TIFF Ticket Center.

Contact

TIFF Ticket Information Center
(Oct. 10～Nov. 3)
Number : 050-3786-5444 *An operator will assist your inquiry.
Service Hours : 12:00pm～18:00pm
Out of service on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Available all day during TIFF.

Notes

*Tickets for Kabukiza and Tokyo International Forum are not sold atTIFF Online Tickets and TIFF Ticket Center.
*Purchase of Opening/Closing/Special Screenings/Tokyo Grand Prix Winner Screening+Award Ceremony tickets are limited to 2 tickets per person. The other screenings are limited to 4 tickets per person.
*Tickets are not refundable, exchangeable or replaceable in event of loss.
*Wrongful acts such as re-sales of tickets, ticket transaction numbers, and QR codes for commerical purpose are prohibited.
*We ask customers to leave when we find out that the tickets are not purchased via TIFF Official website.
*Pre-school children are not adimitted.
*The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Ordiance for Healthy Youth Development prohibits individuals under age of 18 from being at theaters from 23:00 to 4:00. This also applies when these individuals are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*Screenings at TIFF are not eligible for Cinemileage (TOHO CINEMAS mileage).
*TIFF tickets are not eligible for parking services at any of the venues.