The Elephant and the Sea

A Malayan coastal village experiences an outbreak of a waterborne disease. When his wife dies, Ah Ngau is given shelter, money and donations. But it is only his visits to a prostitute that uplift and invigorate him. At the same time, a young man struggles to find direction in his life after the death of his “older brother”, especially as he harbours deep feelings for his best friend’s sister.

Director: Woo Ming Jin
Genre:
Rating: M18
Availability: library@esplanade, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
Accession No: 2008-D-1339
Subtitles: English
Release Year: 2007
Producer: Woo Ming Jin, Tomoko Ueda, The Greenlight Team
Language: Cantonese, Malay, Mandarin
Production Country: Malaysia

Cast List:

Crew:

Director of Photography - Chan Hai Liang
Production Manager - Gan Hui Yee
Production Designer - Lee Gim Weng
Editor - Kok Kai Foong
Assistant Camera - Kannan Thiagaparan
Production Assistant - Penny Lee Chiew Ting
Audio - Chee Kar Ching
Audio - Ang Yee Sian
Audio - Ng Ken Kin
Props Master - Leslie Leon Lee
Script Translate - Jullie Anne Chong
Still Photographer - James Lee
Foley & ADR - Woo Ming Jin
Additional Editing - Woo Ming Jin
Post Production - Greenlight Pictures

Keywords:

Activities - Calling, Paying, Eating, Burning, Waking Up, Washing, Vomiting, Lottery, Driving, Blowjob, Sex, Sleeping, Slapping, Swimming, Sinking
Animals - Fish, Squid, Chicken, Monitor Lizard, Elephant
Emotions - Grief
Experiences - Death, Loss
Food - Noodles, Rice
Items - Flat Tire, Newspaper, Bait, Container, Ashes, Books, Amulet, Donations, Cage
Occupations - Car Mechanic, Driver, Pimp, Prostitute
People - Ordinary
Places - Road, Countryside, Home, Market, Beach, Sea, Church Shelter, Toilet, Forest
Relationships - Man/Woman
Transportation - Car, Motorcycle, Boat