Tiger Stripes, about a girl who turns into a jungle cat when her periods start, was chosen by Malaysia as its Oscar entry. But they wanted cuts. Amanda Nell Eu relives a ‘painful and comedic’ experience
‘They censored the beauty of a young girl’ … Zafreen Zairizal in Tiger Stripes, which the rest of world can see uncut.‘They censored the beauty of a young girl’ … Zafreen Zairizal in Tiger Stripes, which the rest of world can see uncut.
In conversation, Eu is funny and forthright. She lived in the UK for 17 years from the age of 11, and her English bears a trace of the home counties. In January she cropped her hair short, which only adds to the cool-girl aura. So, too, do the photos of her at Cannes last year dressed in a custom-designed jumpsuit of pink-and-black satin with giant rosettes – a look that was punk-meets-Poor Things.
When Eu moved back to Malaysia aged 27, she was home, but didn’t feel like she belonged. “I didn’t know who I was. That was a big struggle of identity. Part of it was: I am Malaysian but I don’t feel Malaysian. I didn’t speak like everyone else. I didn’t behave …” She shrugs. “ I think that was really what made me realise the kind of films I wanted to make.
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