The Waves Will Carry Us - CinemAsia On Tour Filmhuis Denhaag

Lau Kek-Huat

The Waves Will Carry Us - CinemAsia On Tour

After years in Taiwan, Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral. His homecoming unravels into chaos, forcing him and his siblings on a wild, absurd journey shaped by grief, family tensions, and unexpected turns.

After several years in Taiwan, Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, expecting a quiet Taoist ceremony. Things take an unexpected turn when religious authorities intervene, claiming his father—who secretly converted to Islam—must be buried in an Islamic cemetery. Determined to honour their ancestral traditions, Ah Yao and his siblings embark on a darkly comical and unpredictable quest to reclaim the body, unearthing family secrets, cultural tensions, and a series of absurd challenges.

Delicately weaving past and present, The Waves Will Carry Us traces a diasporic history that begins with migration from China generations earlier and culminates in settlement and family life in Malaysia. The film opens an urgent conversation about systemic discrimination and citizenship, questioning whether displays of patriotism and assimilation truly matter, or whether it is how families hold together that ultimately defines belonging. With warmth and wit, this family tale reflects on the meaning of home, belonging, and migration.

The film includes a 5-minute video introduction by Kek Huat Lau (director of The Waves Will Carry Us).

CinemAsia On Tour

Filmhuis Den Haag is very happy to once again welcome CinemAsia to our rooms and screens. After a successful edition of their main festival, they will be present in The Hague with four festival favourites, one Dutch premiere, and a wide array of introductions and other special programming. Click here for the full program.

Regisseur Lau Kek-Huat
Cast Wei Chun Chan, Vera Chen, Fabian Loo
Land Taiwan
Taal Mandarijn, Maleis, Hokkien, Kantonees
Ondertiteling Engels, Chinees
Speelduur 100 min
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