The Fox King

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The Fox King
Directed by Woo Ming Jin
Written byWoo Ming Jin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKong Pahurak
Edited by
Music byChapavich Temnitikul
Production
companies
  • Greenlight Pictures
  • KawanKawan Media
  • Da Huang Pictures
  • Sunstrong Entertainment
Release date
  • 9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)(TIFF)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
Languages
  • Malay
  • Indonesian
  • English

The Fox King is an upcoming drama film directed and written by Woo Ming Jin. It stars Dian Sastrowardoyo, Idan Aedan, and Hadi Putra. It is a co-production between Malaysia and Indonesia, marking the second collaboration between Woo's Greenlight Pictures with Jakarta-based KawanKawan Media, following Stone Turtle (2022). [1]

Contents

The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival in the Centrepiece section.

Plot

Fifteen-year-old Ali lives in a small coastal town with his fraternal twin, Amir, who communicates in a way only Ali understands. When their father remarries a younger bride, he sends the boys to live and work at a salted fish factory run by an old acquaintance, Lonny. There, they’re thrust into a harsher rhythm of life. At school, they become targets of the local bully, Edi, and his gang. Their days take an unexpected turn with the arrival of a new English teacher, awakening both boys’ restless adolescent hearts. But when tragedy strikes, Ali is forced to confront loss, loyalty, and the fragile borders between childhood and adulthood.

Cast

Production

Woo, a twin himself, "want[ed] to explore the complexity of the bond between twins, that goes beyond words." [2]

The project participated at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market in October 2023, held during the Tokyo International Film Festival. [3] In November 2023, it was also selected to participate at the QCinema Project Market, held during the QCinema International Film Festival. [4]

The film is coproduced by the Malaysian companies Sunstrong Entertainment, Greenlight Pictures, and Da Huang Pictures and Indonesia’s KawanKawan Media, making it one of the first Malaysian-Indonesia co-productions. It also had support from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia. Woo noted that while Indonesia films were often shown in Malaysian, the reverse is not true and helped that The Fox King would buck the trend. [2] [5]

In May 2024, it was reported that principal photography had wrapped. [5]

Release

The Fox King had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2025 in the Centrepiece section. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Riandi, Ady Prawira (21 May 2024). Kistyarini (ed.). "Dian Sastrowardoyo Bintangi di Film The Fox King, Kolaborasi Malaysia dan Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tan, Michelle (5 July 2024). "Starring Dian Sastrowardoyo, Woo Ming Jin's "The Fox King" to release next year". Cinema Online. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Rosser, Michael (20 September 2023). "Woo Ming Jin, Aditya Assarat projects among Tokyo Gap-Financing Market 2023 titles (exclusive)". Screen International . Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Frater, Patrick (11 October 2023). "QCinema Project Market Unveils Twenty Films in Development" . Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ramachandran, Naman; Frater, Patrick (21 May 2024). "Locarno Winner Woo Ming Jin Wraps Telepathic Twins Film 'The Fox King' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  6. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (5 August 2025). "TIFF Centrepiece Section Counts 55 Titles Including Pics Starring Shailene Woodley, Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Samara Weaving, Stephen Graham & More". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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