“My Beautiful Rambutan Tree in Tanjung Rambutan”
(A moment of anger, a lifetime of nurture)
A Short Film
Written and Directed by
U-Wei Bin Haji Saari
Malaysia, 2006. Malay.

Atan and Tina are brother and sister in a loving, comfortable home. They play and squabble as siblings often do, so their parents have no qualms leaving the two children behind at home one evening while they attend a wedding.

Home alone, the children get into typical juvenile mischief. They play with their mother's makeup and raid the kitchen for their beloved treat, rambutans. But Tina pushes Atan over the edge when she snatches away the last fruit from him – taking advantage of him as she too often seems to do. Enraged, Atan lashes out at Tina, to disastrous consequences.

What starts out as a lighthearted "slice of life" tale turns into a chilling yet bittersweet account of sibling love.

U-Wei Bin Haji Saari – Director
U-Wei debuted as a television director in 1987 and made about 16 television movies up until 1996. During these years, he also made 3 feature films. The first of these films “Woman Wife and Whore” 1993, received 5 awards at the 11th Malaysian Film Festival including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. In 1995, his film “Kaki Bakar” (The Arsonist) was invited to Un Certain Regard in Cannes Film Festival as well as Berlin, Montreal, Nantes, Fribourg, New York and Pusan. The film was awarded Grand Prix at Brussels Film Festival.

His third film “Jogho” (The Bullfighter) 1998 was also invited to numerous film festivals such as Singapore (1998), Pusan (1998), Cinemanila (1999) and Nantes (2001). U-Wei is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the recipient of a financial cash grant from NHK Japan (BBC Equivalent) in 1997. Nantes Film Festival (France) held a retrospective on his work in 2001.

Awards and Festivals
U-Wei's latest film “My Beautfiul Rambutan Tree in Tanjung Rambutan” was selected for Director's Fortnight Cannes Film Festival 2006. “Rambutan Tree” also opened the Singapore Film Festival 2006.