JFF 2025 Special Screening: Diamonds in the Sand

Post-Screening Q&A Session with: Lorna Tee, Ho Yuhang, Soo Mun Thye

Film Details: 

Diamonds in the Sand

d. Janus VICTORIA / 2024 / 102min / 13 / Drama

Producer: Lorna TEE, Dan VILLEGAS, SOGA Masumi

Editor: SOO Mun Thye

Synopsis

Yoji is a divorced Japanese salaryman living alone in Tokyo. After the loss of his caring mother, he faces an empty life without any meaningful relationship. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina who works as a caregiver in Japan to support her daughter, prompts Yoji to look at his situation in a new light. Meanwhile, he discovers the decomposing body of an elderly neighbor, whose name he doesn’t know. His death is ruled to be a lonely death. Not wanting to suffer the same fate, Yoji throws caution and follows Minerva to Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

Screening Information

Date: 10 September 2025 (Wednesday)

Time: 8PM

Venue: GSC MyTOWN (Hall 3), Kuala Lumpur 

Notes:

• Admission/Bookings: Admission is FREE. Prior booking is REQUIRED.
• Kindly select the preferred screening time
• Max Two (2) pax under One (1) name only
• Screening in Japanese and partially in Tagalog with English subtitles.
• If you require access needs during the day of screening, email hannah_ha@jpf.co.jp or WhatsApp +6019-322 3329 (Hannah).
• To comply with LPF censorship requirements, manual blocking will be applied to some scenes. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.
• By participating, you agree and consent to providing your personal data to JFKL for the purpose of this screening event, in accordance to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

Disclaimer

NO RECORDING

This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending, you consent to surveillance by security personnel. You agree not to bring any recording device into the theatre. If you attempt to use or enter with recording device, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of device and its contents. Unauthorized recordings will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability.

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