Fan Bingbing-Starring ‘Mother Bhumi’ Brings Border Mysticism and Feminine Resilience to the Big Screen
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Director Chong Keat Aun, known for his evocative storytelling rooted in Southeast Asian history and folklore, is completing his latest feature, “Mother Bhumi,” a multi-lingual drama weaving land disputes, mysticism and female empowerment.
The film is selected for the Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that operates concurrently with Hong Kong FilMart.
Set in a northern Malaysian village in the late 1990s, “Mother Bhumi” follows Hong Im (Fan Bingbing), a widow farmer who spends her days toiling in the paddy fields and her nights healing villagers as a ritual practitioner.
But when a series of mysterious events force the truth about her husband’s death to resurface, she must navigate the complex web of history, politics and her own past.
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