COMMENT | How can be we so proud of a movie yet we can’t stand by it in its full form?

When Amanda Nell Eu’s film ‘Tiger Stripes’ was selected for the 2023 Cannes International Critique Week, Malaysia was so proud. Then, the film won the main prize at the event (which is a very prestigious and well-respected award in the industry), and the country was even more excited.

The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) sang praises about the film and congratulated the filmmakers.

The local film industry went crazy!

Actually, to be honest, only one segment of the film industry went crazy. I didn’t see people like...