At the End of Daybreak
At the End of Daybreak is a 2009 crime drama film directed and written by Ho Yuhang and has runtime of 94 minutes. A Malaysian-Hong Kong co-production, the film had its world premiere in August 2009 at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival where it won NETPAC Award.
Plot
Tuck is a 23-year-old Malaysian from a lower-class family, who lives with his divorced mother and generally lays about doing nothing. He dates Ying, a 15-year-old schoolgirl whose quiet defiance defines her character.Cast
- Kara Hui
- Chui Tien-you
- Yasmin Ahmad
- Azman Hassan
- Hassan Muthalib
- Meng Hui Ng
Awards
- 46th Golden Horse Awards - Kara Hui - Best supporting actress
- 16th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
- 4th Asian Film Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
- Best Newcomer - Jane Ng Meng Hui
- 29th Hong Kong Film Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
- 10th Chinese Film Media Awards - Kara Hui - Best actress
- 10th Changchun Film Festival- Kara Hui - Best actress
- Vladivostok International Film Festival - Kara Hui - Best actress
- 2009 Locarno International Film Festival - NETPAC Award
Festival
- 2009 Locarno International Film Festival - 5–15 August - International Competition
- 2009 Toronto International Film Festival - 10–19 September - Contemporary World Cinema
- 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival - 1–16 October - Dragons and Tigers
- 2009 Busan International Film Festival - 8–16 October - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2009 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - 15–30 October - Closing Film
- 2009 Tokyo International Film Festival - 17–25 October - Winds of Asia - Middle East
- 2010 International [Film Festival Rotterdam] - 27 January – 7 February
- 2010 Asian Film Festival of Dallas - 23–29 July 2010 *Southwest Premiere