Be Charmed By The Trailer For Malaysian Quasi-SciFi Comedy NOVA (TERBAIK DARI LANGIT)

It was just last year that we first came across the work of Malaysia's Nik Amir Mustapha and we immediately knew that he was one of us. The occasion was his debut film, a genre mashing drama titled Kil that revolved around a depressed young man who hires a hitman to kill himself only to fall in love and realize there may be no way to call the hit off. It was a smart, quirky, beautifully directed affair that left us hungry for more.

And now more has arrived in the form of another quirky genre masher, this one the more openly comedic Nova (or Terbaik Dari Langit in its homeland). About to have its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival, Nova revolves around a group of friends trying to shoot a film on the site of an actual UFO sighting. Mustapha's gift for rich characters and natural performances is already apparent int eh film's first trailer, as are his top notch production values. English subtitles are included, so check it out below.