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Release Date:
December 31, 2022
Original Title:
Alam: Kingdom of Plants
Alternate Titles:
Alam: Kingdom of Resurrection
Genres:
Fantasy | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Barking Cow Media Group
Production Countries:
Malaysia | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Sarah flees her crumbling life in America to teach biology in semi-rural Malaysia. She has trouble adjusting to the new culture, Her adventure soon turns into terror because Sarah discovers a strange sickness has befallen her: throwing up dirt, earthworms and roots. She is slowly transforming with Vines and Flowers growing from her body Sarah discovers she is the victim of an ancient local legend: "The Curse of the Twelve Sisters of Santhumala." This forest spirit had always been telepathically calling her into the enchanted forest of Malaysia. With no other choice, and in search of a cure for her mysterious illness, Sarah ventures into the forest alone, letting vines growing from her body guide her. Eventually she discovers the source of her ailment, a mystical giant creature trapped for generations in the forest, calling out to Sarah to submit. Sarah finally submits to this giant cave creature when she is swallowed up into the earth and is reborn. Has she been cured of her ailment?
Director:
Aviv Rubinstien
Writer:
Aviv Rubinstien
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