Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
Stone Turtle originated from the time Woo spent at the east coast of Malaysia, where he met some turtle egg poachers and visited villages that subsisted on this trade. He learned a lot about the region’s history, culture and way of life and this became his impetus for creating the protagonist of the film.
Filmography: Zombitopia (2021), Return to Nostalgia (2015), The Tiger Factory (2010).