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Pavane for an Infant

2024 Malaysian-Hong Kong film by Chong Keat Aun From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pavane for an Infant
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Pavane for an Infant (Chinese: 搖籃凡世) is a 2024 family drama film written and directed by Chong Keat Aun, starring Fish Liew, Natalie Hsu, Ben Yuen and Pearlly Chua.

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The film had its world premiere as part of the Asian Future Competition at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival on 30 October 2024.[2][3] It was theatrically released in Malaysia on 14 August 2025. It was also selected as the Malaysian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.[4]

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Premise

In multicultural Malaysia society, the mere existence of a baby hatch remains a whispered taboo, condemned and branded as an enabler of moral decay, punishable by God. Three committed employees of a Kuala Lumpur baby hatch facility navigate a maze of societal opposition to empower women from diverse backgrounds grappling with the complex notion of bodily autonomy.

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Release

The film had its world premiere as part of the Asian Future Competition at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival,[2][3] and was later selected for the Feature Film Competition at the 6th Hainan Island International Film Festival. In 2025, Pavane for an Infant was awarded the Youth Jury Award at the 39th Fribourg International Film Festival[5] and honored as the Opening Film of the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival.[6]

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