In custody

de Nelicia Low
Singapore • 2025 • 1h49
with Tsao Yu-Ning, Hsiu-Fu Liu, Ning Ding
Best Performing Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Jie, a young talent of the scrime, reconnects with his eldest brother Han, recently released from prison after seven years in prison for accidentally causing the death of an opponent in a competition. In secret, Han helps Jie practice, in the hope of a qualification at the national championships. But after an argument, Jie began to doubt his brother’s innocence.

“By combining the theme of the discovery of sexuality and an atmosphere of psychological thriller, Nelicia Low creates a work caring for a certain portrait of adolescence, as well as a haleting plot. [...] The aesthetic elegance of the film convinces and unreserved charm. From a noisy river to the city’s pink neon, each decor is highlighted by the superb photo of Polish operator Michal Dymek (Cold War). » The Polyester