Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — For 12-year-old Zaffan (played by Zafreen Zairizal), going through puberty is literally a beast. When she discovers that her body is morphing in terrifying ways and her community sidelines her, Zaffan has no choice but to accept her true self, revealing her beauty, wrath and power to everyone
Amanda Nell Eu is reluctant to reveal too much of the plot of Tiger Stripes, but her debut feature mixes teenage body horror, and themes of female empowerment in a Southeast Asian setting and will make history this month as the first film directed by a Malaysian woman to debut at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
