Director Tunku Mona Riza’s ‘Redha’, a film about a father who comes to terms with his son’s autism, has been selected as Malaysia’s official entry to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards on February 26 next year. ‘Redha’ is the fourth film to be sent for consideration by the Oscars committee after ‘Puteri Gunung Ledang’ (Saw Teong Hin, 2005), ‘Bunohan’ (Dain Said, 2013), and 'Lelaki Harapan Dunia' (Liew Seng Tat, 2015).
The film, starring Nam Ron, June Lojong, Nadiya Nisaa, Remy Ishak, Ruminah Sidek, Susan Lankester, and child actors Harith Haziq and Izzy Reef, has won several accolades previously including Best Actress and Special Jury Award at the World Premiere Film Festival 2016 in Manila; Merit Award at the Los Angeles Awareness Film Festival 2016; and the Special Prize for Humanism in Cinematography nominated by the President of Tatarstan.
If you haven’t watched the film yet, here’s a trailer to get you started:
