Tiger Stripes

Tiger Stripes

5.9

A carefree student at an all-girls school shows unusual symptoms when she begins puberty, forcing her to grapple with a mysterious and visceral power.

  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Release Date: October 19, 2023
  • Status: Released
  • Languages: Malay
  • Production: Ghost Grrrl Pictures, Akanga Film Asia, KawanKawan Media, Weydemann Bros., Flash Forward Entertainment, Still Moving, PRPL, Films Boutique
  • Production Countries: France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan
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Reviews

  • CinemaSerf

    CinemaSerf

    6

    June 22, 2024

    Geronimo1967

    "Zaffan" (Zafreen Zairizal) is a young girl merrily enjoying her childhood until her body decides it's time to grow up - and so she awakens horrified and bloody. Her mother reassures her and off she goes to school - only to find that her friend, the prefect "Farah" (Deena Ezral) is rather disgusted by her new found maturity. It isn't long before "Zaffan" is being ostracised by her classmates and no matter how hard she tries, she cannot re-engage with her pals. The frustration this causes starts to manifest itself in dreams, then in more than those - in physical changes that seem to be rendering her more animal than human - as epitomised by her new favourite snacks! In a rural Malaysian community that is not without it's superstition, her shunning becomes more complete - but what can she do? Can the enigmatic "Dr. Rahim" (Shaheizy Sam) help out with his internet-friendly method and speciality products? The production standards aren't the best, but there's an engaging effort the young and enthusiastic Zairizal as she learns to shin up trees in record time and manage to work well enough with the very limited visual effects. It's not without some humour - especially at the end, and that helps it move along quickly with just enough emphasis on a subject rarely touched upon by cinema anywhere. It'll be fine on the television, and it is worth ninety minutes.

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