A 23-year-old man looking to escape the burden of his alcoholic mother strikes up an illicit online relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
After a young man's sexual relationship with an under-age teen whom hemet on the internet is exposed, a storm of controversy is followed bymurderous consequences.Malaysian filmmaker Ho Yuhang seeks to gobeyond the surface of this type of incident, which happens in every city,and to explore the core of the problem, including failing filial values, a rigideducation system and tabloid journalism. After the success of Rain Dogs(2006) at Venice, Toronto, Nantes, and other festivals, Ho will once againteam up with producer Lorna Tee for At the End of Daybreak, a chillingsocial tragedy near the point of explosion.
Tuck Chai, a man in his 20s, meets Ying, a high school girl, through theinternet. Their sexual relationship, however, is soon discovered by theunder-aged girl's parents who threaten to press charges against the man.According to the law, sex with a minor constitutes rape. The man's mothernegotiates with the girl's parents, however, and reaches a monetarysettlement instead. Yet, after the mother has successfully raised the cash,the girl's parents still insist on suing him. The man, fearing an impendingjail sentence, secretly asks the girl out to try to convince her. By this time,though, only fear, frustration, anger, hatred, and distrust exist betweenthem. Matters begin to spiral down to a tragic denouement.
