Woo Ming Jin

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Woo Ming Jin

Born August 5, 1976 · Malaysia (age 50)

Woo Ming Jin is a Malaysian film director, writer and producer. His films have screened in film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Venice. He is also the co-founder of Greenlight Pictures, a film and television production house based in Kuala Lumpur.

Known For

InhalationInhalation · 2010
Inhalation
5.22010
MovieDrama
Unhappy farm worker Mei borrows some money from her boyfriend Seng, boards a ship to Japan and leaves him broken-hearted. But when she is deported, it is Seng that greets her at the harbour for a night of bitter reflection.
The Tiger FactoryThe Tiger Factory · 2010
The Tiger Factory
5.82010
MovieDrama
Ping Ping is 19 and wants to go to Japan to work in a car parts company. She's under the guardianship of her aunt, Madame Tien, who shuffles her between two jobs - working in a pig farm, and cleaning dishes in a rundown restaurant. Tien is also involved in a 'baby factory' scheme, pairing young women with migrant workers and then selling the babies for money. Both survive with each other in a love-hate symbiotic manner, until a truth about her aunt is revealed to Ping Ping.
The Elephant and the SeaThe Elephant and the Sea · 2007
The Elephant and the Sea
5.72007
MovieDrama
Two men -- one elderly, one in his twenties -- are touched by tragedies linked to a single source in this drama from Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin.
ResurrectionResurrection · 2011
Resurrection
4.52011
MovieHorrorThriller
Members of a movie a production team are threatened by a vengeful entity.
It's Possible Your Heart Cannot Be BrokenIt's Possible Your Heart Cannot Be Broken · 2005
It's Possible Your Heart Cannot Be Broken
2.02005
Movie
In this black comedy about the disintegration of a love affair, a young woman's loneliness in the midst of Kuala Lumpur's metropolitan sprawl triggers a tenuous relationship with a naïve salesman who has a tendency to please and over-emote.
DoubleDouble · 2012
Double
4.52012
MovieFantasyHorror
A woman meets another identical to her...
Barbarian InvasionBarbarian Invasion · 2022
Barbarian Invasion
6.42022
MovieDramaAction
Moon Lee, a celebrated award-winning actress, has become a full-time mom and divorcée since retiring. Desperate to regain her sense of self, she jumps at the chance to work with her long-time collaborator, director Roger Woo, again. Only this time, he casts her as the lead in a do-your-own stunts martial arts film. The role requires extensive training and though Moon is at first uncertain, she leaves her young son in the care of Roger’s assistant and commits herself to back-breaking training. As soon as she starts to gain some confidence, Roger breaks the news to her: the only way the film can move ahead is to cast her ex-husband, Julliard, as the male lead.
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero · 2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
4.22011
MovieDramaComedy
An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

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ZombitopiaZombitopia · 2020
Zombitopia
2.32020
MovieHorrorAction
After Hassan discovers Zidik living alone on the streets, he takes him in and cares for him like a son. Zidik now works together with Hassan in the junkyard but both men are stuck in the past. 15 years ago, they lost their loved ones to a virus that turned people violent. Hassan often "forgets" that the virus killed his wife, while Zidik still remembers his sister attacking his mother and his father sacrificing himself to save Zidik. He also often thinks of Zooey, the girl he met at the orphanage he briefly stayed at before being kicked out by the evil Kak Lily. Meanwhile, Dr. Rahman, a disgraced scientist who previously managed to contain the virus, manufactures a new strain of zombie virus to create chaos. Amid this new zombie outbreak, Zidik encounters a zombified Zooey who tries to attack him but she slowly begins to remember who he is. Zidik then gets taken prisoner by Dr. Rahman when the doctor discovers that he is immune to the virus.

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