Malaysian director's film explores ordeal of Rohingya refugees

A film by a Malaysian director is giving audiences in Japan food for thought on one of the world's worst humanitarian catastrophes -- the exodus of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar only to find more hardships elsewhere.Edmund Yeo said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that he was inspired to make the film "Aqerat (We the Dead)," so that he can "explore" the plight of the Rohingya and implications for modern-day Malaysian society.The film is his home country's entry into the main competition section of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival, which began on Oct. 25 and runs th…READ FULL ARTICLE