Woman on Fire Looks for Water

Woman on Fire Looks for Water
Directed byWoo Ming Jin
Written byWoo Ming Jin
Produced byWoo Ming Jin
Edmund Yeo
Starring
CinematographyWan Chun Hung
Edited byWoo Ming Jin
Music byIsabel Lam
Production
company
Greenlight Pictures
Release date
  • 12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesMalaysia
South Korea
LanguagesMandarin
Korean
Cantonese

Woman on Fire Looks for Water is a 2009 Malaysian-South Korean drama film directed by Woo Ming Jin, starring Ernest Chong [zh], Chung Kok-keong, Foo Fei Ling and Jerrica Lai.

Cast

  • Ernest Chong [zh] as Ah Fei
  • Chung Kok-keong as Ah Kau
  • Foo Fei Ling as Lily
  • Jerrica Lai as Su Lin

Reception

Darcy Paquet of Screen Daily wrote, "By juxtaposing the stories of the older man, still haunted by decisions he made in his youth, and the son who appears on the verge of making a similar mistake, Woo is able to give added resonance to both stories."[1] Denis Harvey of Variety wrote, "Those looking for emotional fireworks and clear-cut narrative payoffs may be underwhelmed, but pic’s subtle charm and frequently ravishing visuals will cast a spell for those who are patient."[2]

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "should divide audiences between those appreciative of its quiet rural rhythms and subtle charms and those gazing at watches."[3]

References

  1. ^ Paquet, Darcy (16 October 2009). "Woman On Fire Looks For Water". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ Harvey, Denis (9 May 2010). "Woman on Fire Looks for Water". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (14 October 2010). "Woman on Fire Looks for Water - Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2022.