Signal Rock
New York Asian Film Festival 2019
June 28 - July 11, 2019
What starts as a small slice of island life expands into a moving depiction of perseverance as Intoy works to help his sister win custody of her daughter from her abusive husband in a place where the only hope for women is to work in a bar or marry a rich foreigner.
Intoy lives in Biri, a small island town where he is the community factotum. His family only makes ends meet thanks to the money his sister sends from Finland, where she’s been working for years. But when she suddenly leaves her abusive husband, Intoy pulls every favor he can to help her win custody of her daughter. What starts as a small slice of island life expands into a moving depiction of perseverance in a place where the only hope for women is to work in a bar or marry a rich foreigner and the men must grin and bear it.
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