Mother Bhumi (2025)

Name: Mother Bhumi
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2025-12-19
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Fan Bingbing, Natalie Hsu, Pearlly Chua, Bai Run-yin, Pauline Tan

Mother Bhumi (2025), directed by Keat Aun Chong, starring Fan Bingbing and Natalie Hsu.

12/19/2025 BR Drama and History 2h 9m

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In a community of farmers living on the Malaysia-Thailand border, Hong Im recently lost her husband under mysterious circumstances. Hong Im uses black magic to address villagers’ everyday issues until she encounters a ghost that reveals a secret about her husband’s death.

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Rated 8.4, against a Drama average of 6.7

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梁銘佳Cinematography
Keat Aun ChongDirector, Writer
Erik MohEditing
Stefano CentiniProducer

About the film

Mother Bhumi (Chinese: 地母) is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Chong Keat Aun, starring Fan Bingbing, Natalie Hsu, Bai Run-yin and Pearlly Chua. The film has been selected for the main competition section of the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 27 October 2025. The film received eight nominations at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards and won three, including Best Cinematography, Best Original Film Song, and Best Leading Actress for Fan.

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Premise

In late-1990s Malaysia, amid political unrest, Hong Im, a widowed farmer and ritual healer, struggles to protect her family in a multi-ethnic rice-farming village. By day, she resists land seizures; by night, she heals and exorcises. As colonial-era conflicts resurface, strange events unfold: spirits return, black magic stirs, and a monk leads a buffalo. The legacy of empire haunts the land, the living, and the dead of Bujang Valley.

Cast

Fan Bingbing as Hong Im

Natalie Hsu as Boon

Bai Run-yin as Koon

Pearlly Chua as Har

Pauline Tan as Sim

Loh Lai Kan as Eng

Rithaudin Abdul Kadir as Tam

Alvin Wong as Dato’ Tan

Tan Mei Ling as Datin

Production

Mother Bhumi project was selected for the Work in Production (WIP) section of the 2025 Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF23). A Malaysian–Italian–Hong Kong co-production, the film is executive produced by Datuk Wira Jment Lim, Victor Ren and Calvin Choi.

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Mother Bhumi at IMDb

Text from Mother Bhumi on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Bhumi

Trivia

It premiered on December 19, 2025, a Friday.
It runs 2h09 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosJanji Pictures, Volos Films, Sunstrong Entertainment, Southern Islet Pictures, Sure Honest Holdings, AMTD Pictures, Berjaya Pictures, Red Sea Film Foundation, Red Sea Film Fund
CountriesHong Kong SAR China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Italy
LanguagesMalay, Mandarin, Thai
StatusReleased

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梁銘佳 Cinematography
Keat Aun Chong Director
Erik Moh Editing
Stefano Centini Producer
Wong Kew Soon Producer
Zoey Teng Producer
Keat Aun Chong Writer

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What is Mother Bhumi about?

Mother Bhumi: In a community of farmers living on the Malaysia-Thailand border, Hong Im recently lost her husband under mysterious circumstances. Hong Im uses black magic to address villagers’ everyday issues until she encounters a ghost that reveals a secret about her husband’s death.

Who directed Mother Bhumi?

Mother Bhumi was directed by Keat Aun Chong in 2025.

Who stars in Mother Bhumi?

The cast of Mother Bhumi includes Fan Bingbing, Natalie Hsu, Pearlly Chua, Bai Run-yin and Pauline Tan.

How long is Mother Bhumi?

Mother Bhumi runs for 129 minutes, or 2h09.