CLAYPOT CURRY KILLERS

Director :: James Lee
Genre :: Horror | Thriller
Malaysia | 2011 | 35mm | 100 Min. | Bahasa Malaysia

Cast and Credits

Screenwriter: James Lee
Producer: Gayatri Su-Lin

Cast: Zahiril Adzim, Sazzy Falak, Liyana Jasmay, Sufian Mohamed, Rashidi Ishak, Yus waisar, Nurul Wahab, Syanie, Ameerul, Datuk Jalaludin Hassan

Synopsis

The story is set in a family run restaurant. Their operations usually start with Xi Xi, who hangs out in night spots to seduce men back home. Then they will drug them before they cut them and use them to cook curry for their restaurant. This causes other restaurants operators nearby jealousy, and one of them is the famous celebrity Master Chef Chow. So he hires his friend and thug Tony Wong and his brother Tiger Wong to steal the recipe from Mrs. Chew.

About Director

Born 1973 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Trained as a graphic designer. A self-taught filmmaker, he began acting & directing theatre plays before venturing into video filmmaking.
In 2001 he directed his first feature film, Snipers, followed by Ah Beng Returns, a highly stylized experimental film, the same year. In 2002 James made Room To Let, a Mandarin drama.
The Beautiful Washing Machine was his fourth DV-feature, which won the Best Asean Feature Award and FIPRESCI Price in the 2005 Bangkok International Film Festival. The movie also received rave reviews from the international media including Variety and The Village Voice
His fifth feature “Before We Fall in Love Again” was made with the assistance of The Hubert Bals Fund and The Global Film Initiative (?) and premiered at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival. He followed this up quickly with Things We Do When We Fall in Love (2007).
He has also served as Director of Photography for many Malaysian films including Tan Chui Mui’s “Love Conquers All” and producer for others like Ho Yuhang’s “Sanctuary” (Special Mention in both Pusan 2004 and Rotterdam 2005) and Amir Muhammad’s “The Big Durian” (Sundance 2004).

Filmography

2001: Ah Beng Returns
2001: Snipers
2002: Room To Let
2004: The Beautiful Washing Mashine
2004: Tokyo Magic Hour (Producer)
2007: Waiting For Love
2007: Things We Do When We Fall In Love
2007: Before We Fall In Love Again
2008: Histeria

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