Haruan: The Snakehead
Do bad deeds always beget badness?
A dark tale of a magical fish and its flawed human friends.
10-year old Ikan lives with his older sister Salomah and their stepfather Deris. Ikan adores his sister and loves all fish, especially his pet snakehead fish Haruan. Some snakeheads eat their young. Apparently, some humans do too. Like the snakeheads, hungry Deris has no natural predator. Like the snakeheads, Salomah is a survivor. Ikan and Haruan will do anything to save their beloved Salomah. Deris must be stopped, at whatever cost...
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Raudzah AzizExecutive Producers
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Yasmin HusswanExecutive Producers
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Razli DalanExecutive Producers
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Rosdalina DahlanAssociate Producers
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Erik KnudsenAssociate Producers
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Andrew WillisAssociate Producers
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Ahmad DalanCast
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Iqa PqotCast
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Megat SharizalCast
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Aidilla JehareyCast
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Kivi LarmolaArt Direction
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Sanna LarmolaProduction Design
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Courtney SherivesCinematography
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TrabyeSound design, Audio mixing, Original score
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Aidilla JehareyMake-up
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KermawijayaMake-up
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Razli DalanOriginal Story, Drawings, Screenplay, Direction, Editing
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Project Type:Experimental, Feature, Other
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Genres:Experimental
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Runtime:1 hour 12 minutes
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Completion Date:September 30, 2014
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Country of Origin:Malaysia
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:Arabic, English, Finnish, Malay
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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BLOW-UP Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival 2015
Finalist: Best Narrative Feature (Antonioni Award) -
BLOW-UP Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival 2015
Finalist: Experimental (Eisenstein Award) -
BLOW-UP Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival 2015
Finalist: Best Production Design -
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival 2015
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Lisbon International Film Festival 2015
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Singapore World International Film Festival 2016
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Toronto Film Week 2016
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Swedish International Film Festival 2016
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Nawada International Film Festival 2021
Best Experimental Feature -
LA Experimental Forum 2021
Honourable Mention -
Museum Talkies International Film Festival 2021
Best Experimental Feature -
Museum Talkies International Film Festival 2021
Best New Media -
Museum Talkies International Film Festival 2021
Best Actor -
Museum Talkies International Film Festival 2021
Best Supporting Actor -
Roshani (Reels) International Film Festival 2021
Best Experimental Feature -
7Colours International Film Festival 2021
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Golden Wheat Awards 2021
Best Experimental -
The Gladiator Film Festival 2021
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Bettiah International Film Festival 2021
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Gully International Film Festival 2021
Best Experimental Film -
SSFP Film Festival 2021
Semi Finalist -
Masters Of Cinema International Film Festival 2021
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Ashoka International Film Festival 2021
Honourable Mention -
195 Countries International Film Festival 2022
Best Experimental Short/Feature -
Golden Giraffe International Film Festival 2022
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Your Way International Film Festival 2022
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8 & Halfilm Awards 2022
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Stanley Film Awards 2022
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Sweet Democracy Film Awards 2022
Best Art House Film -
New York Neorealism Film Awards 2022
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Arrow International Film Festival 2022
Honourable Mention -
Frida Film Festival 2022
Best Experimental Film -
Zagreb International Film Festival 2022
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Eternal International Film Festival 2023
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Golden Lemur International Film Festival 2023
Best Experimental -
Golden Lemur International Film Festival 2023
Best Horror -
Golden Lemur International Film Festival 2023
Best Young Actor (Honourable Mention) -
Snow Leopard International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection
Razli Dalan is a Malaysian based in the UK. Over the past few years, he has been trying to balance life, work within the medical profession and learning about cinema and filmmaking. His films are often dark, expressionistic and experimental, with evocative use of colours, soundscapes and imageries. He has made several short films. Haruan: The Snakehead (2014) is his first feature-length work.
Haruan: The Snakehead is an experiment to find an alternative cinematic platform to discuss taboos with a society which may not necessarily wish to engage them. The film is born out of diasporic anger, and my need to reconcile with unfathomable traditions and social practices in my beloved country of birth.