The journey (2014)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2014
	Director: Chiu Keng Guan
	Actors: Ben Andrew Pfeiffer, Lee Sai Peng, Joanne Yew Hong Im
	Country: MAL
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 29.04.2014, Teatro nuovo, FEFF2014
Synopsis: Bee, a Malaysian girl, and Benji, a British guy, are coming from England to Malaysia to get married. Bee's father is reluctant to accept a white member in the family.
Review: The story turns fast to a road movie through Malaysia, showing amazing touristic pictures and places where people live. The conjunction of several languages, English, Mandarin, Malaysian in the same movie paves the way to a movie about tolerance. The acting of the stubborn father is very good. He really has a photogenic although rude face. The journey is a journey across Malaysia, across its culture, and in particular the Chinese culture, omnipresent. It is a feel good movie that the whole family can enjoy and learn something about. It is not a question of keeping the tradition against the Western culture. The question is to marry both and that both respect each other.  The only movie from Malaysia presented this year in the FEFF2014. It might be a pity, because the quality is quite good. This was a hit in the Malaysian box office, for sure sue to the tolerance and opening transmitted by the story.
Rating: 5 /10