{"id":2016083,"date":"2025-09-12T07:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2016083"},"modified":"2025-09-12T07:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:23:02","slug":"malaysian-indonesian-film-the-fox-king-directed-by-woo-ming-jin-makes-world-premiere-at-toronto-heads-to-busan-sept-20-before-hitting-local-cinemas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/malaysian-indonesian-film-the-fox-king-directed-by-woo-ming-jin-makes-world-premiere-at-toronto-heads-to-busan-sept-20-before-hitting-local-cinemas\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian-Indonesian film \u2018The Fox King\u2019 directed by Woo Ming Jin makes world premiere at Toronto, heads to Busan Sept 20 before hitting local cinemas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TORONTO, Sept 12 \u2014 Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin\u2019s The Fox King made its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), drawing full-house screenings and enthusiastic acclaim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TIFF, the largest film festival in North America and a launchpad for many Oscar winners, placed the Malaysia-Indonesia co-production in its Centrepiece programme, a recognition of South-east Asian cinema on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe had a fantastic premiere of The Fox King at TIFF 50. We had a full house, and the audiences responded so positively to the film,\u201d Woo said in a press release today, adding that the moment was especially meaningful as his twin brother lives here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film tells the story of fraternal twins Ali (Idan Aedan) and Amir (Hadi Putra) struggling after their father (Amerul Affendi) remarries, only to have their lives further shaken by the arrival of a new teacher, Lara (Dian Sastrowardoyo).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt took me only one day just to decide I want to be in this project. The script was really breathtaking. It\u2019s such a page-turner. And I cried when I first read the script,\u201d Indonesian actress Dian who plays the lead, recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m very grateful to be here at TIFF 50. Super emotional after watching the film and the audience were amazing. It\u2019s also my first time watching it! Such a beautiful piece by Woo Ming Jin,\u201d Malaysian actor Idan, who plays Ali, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Fox King is a joint production between Malaysia and Indonesia, backed by Greenlight Pictures, KawanKawan Media, Da Huang Pictures, and SunStrong Entertainment, with support from Malaysia\u2019s National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and the Ministry of Communications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following its Toronto debut, the film will have its Asian premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on September 20 before heading to cinemas in Malaysia and Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source malaysia.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO, Sept 12 \u2014 Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin\u2019s The Fox King made its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), drawing full-house screenings and enthusiastic acclaim. 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