Exclusive First Look At Ho Yuhang's AT THE END OF DAYBREAK!

We became big fans of Malaysia's Ho Yuhang here at ScreenAnarchy when we first came upon his feature film Rain Dogs back in 2006, a deceptively simple film that proved to have immense staying power. Ho is now widely recognized as one of the leading lights of the Malaysian film movement and is also - in my opinion, at least - one of the most likely to cross over from the arthouse underground and into mainstream awareness. His latest picture - the noir infused At The End Of Daybreak - is about to become the first Malaysian film ever to screen in competition at Locarno and we've got an exclusive first look at the trailer.

Malaysia now, 23-year-old Tuck Chai is dating Ying, a schoolgirl who isn’t yet 16 but their parents know nothing about the illicit relationship. Tuck Chai lives with his mother, a woman who has never got over her husband abandoning her. She drinks too much, and doesn't look after herself too well, but she would do anything for Tuck Chai. When Ying’s parents want to report Tuck Chai to the police with the charge of statutory rape for having sex with a minor, Tuck Chai’s mother pleads with them to settle out of court for cash compensation instead. After receiving the money, Ying's selfish parents decide that they want to go to the police regardless. Events become a blur. Ying tricks her parents and goes for a fateful meeting with Tuck Chai. The tensions between Tuck Chai and his mother become explosive. Before long, several lives are ruined and the police are involved after all....

Check the trailer below the break!