Lau Kek-huat — Director (12)
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The Waves Will Carry Us (2025) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban
人生海海
director: 廖克发 actor: 陈雪甄 / 魏雋展 …
other title: 人生は海のように / 人生海海
When Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, he expects grief, not chaos. But everything turns upside down when the religious police storm in, claiming his father—who secretly converted to Islam—must be buried in an Islamic cemetery. Refusing to let go, Ah Yao and his siblings set out on a wild, darkly comedic journey to reclaim the body, confronting cultural clashes, family secrets, and absurd obstacles along the way.
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Between the Stars and Waves (2022) [Movie] Douban
一邊星星一邊海浪
director: 廖克发
other title: 一邊星星一邊海浪 / 一边星星一边海浪
One million people in Malaysia's Sabah are stateless. 50,000 are children, who have been denied their right to public education and healthcare.They are learning to voice out for themselves.
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From Island to Island (2024) [Movie] Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
由島至島
8.7 (6 ratings) director: Kek-huat Lau actor: Chao-Yang Wang / Po-Yun Yu
other title: 由島至島 / 由岛至岛
During World War II, Taiwan was part of the Japanese Empire. This documentary explores the experiences of Taiwanese soldiers, doctors, and overseas residents in Southeast Asia during that time. Using cross-generational memory dialogues, family letters, diaries, and videos, the film addresses the complexities of Taiwan's historical memory and diverse identities during that period.
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萤火 (2018) [Movie] Douban
director: 廖克发
關於馬來西亞華人的故事。
述說18世紀末、19世紀初，散落和遊走在南洋這塊海域上的海外華人，猶如遊移在兩岸的黑水之上，漂浮不定的螢火。
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菠萝蜜 (2019) [Movie]
菠蘿蜜
director: Kek-huat Lau / Vera Chen actor: Laila Putli P. Ulao / Wu Nien-hsuan …
other title: 菠蘿蜜
为了逃避父子关系，马来西亚的大学生一凡，来台湾寻找新机会；为了菲律宾家人的生计，妮雅也来到台湾工作。两人相遇相爱，但他们都只是社会的移动者。宿命轮回，一凡与妮雅终究走上了分离与漂泊，他们在台湾的故事重演著六十年前，一凡的祖父辈在马来亚丛林中禁忌的爱情与家族坎坷。一凡在寻找爱情，也在追寻自我认同。隔了时间的长河，不同时代的恋人依旧无地生根。
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妮雅的门 (2015) [Movie] Douban
妮雅的門
director: 廖克发
other title: 妮雅的門 / Nia's Door
妮雅是一名遠離家鄉來到台灣工作的菲律賓籍女傭。妮雅和她僱主的世界之間，只隔一扇房門，她喜歡把房門鎖上，卻因此而引起了與僱主的衝突。這是發生在妮雅身上一天的故事，也是發生在離家的許多人們身上可能的一天。
2015 提名 韓國釜山影展
第35屆金穗獎最佳女主角 Eliquence B. Young 擔綱演出
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Taste of Wild Tomato (2021) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
野番茄
7.0 (5 ratings) director: 廖克发
other title: 野番茄 / 야생 토마토의 맛
Taste of Wild Tomato begins with the history of Kaohsiung, which was an important military base for the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation, and tends to the deep scars of the survivors, their descendants, and their descendants’ descendants.
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动物之心 (2013) [Movie] Douban
動物之心
director: 侯孝贤 / 庄佳龙 … actor: 黄河 / 丘芹铨 …
other title: 動物之心
《動物之心》以＜街貓＞拍攝為主軸，片名是取自哲學家康德的名言「由其人對待動物之方式可見其心」。
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The Tree Remembers (2019) [Movie] Douban
還有一些樹
director: 廖克发
other title: 还有一些树 / 還有一些樹
电影从一封来自1969年的信开始追溯，谈及独立前原住民被奴役的黑暗历史，直到1969年发生的种族冲突事件，电影记录下这些不被谈论及允许的回忆，探讨种族之间造成仇恨与隔阂的原因，入围台北电影奖最佳纪录片等三项大奖。
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Ten Years Taiwan (2018) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban
十年台灣
4.3 (6 ratings) director: 廖克发 / 谢沛如 … actor: 许乃涵 / 芳婷 …
other title: 十年台湾 / 10년: 대만 …
What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take in answering this question. In 2028, Taiwan is suffering from nuclear waste (“The Can of Anido”), migrant workers (“942”), industrial collapse (“Way Home”), low birth rates and diversity in families (“A Making-Of”), and insomnia (“The Sleep”).
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Absent Without Leave (2016) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
不即不離
7.9 (10 ratings) director: 廖克发 / 谌静莲 actor: 廖祥清 / 胡木娇 …
other title: 不即不離 / Absent without Leave …
This story begins with a man's portrait hanging in my family home in Malaysia. The identity of this man has always been a taboo, until one day I discovered it was my grandfather, whose identity was hidden from me because he was a member of the Malaysian Communist Party. This film is a journey to discover the secret history of my country through the eyes of my grandfather.