# Rotterdam Festival World Premieres Include Malaysian Horror Movie and Nepalese Dostoevsky Adaptation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rotterdam-festival-world-premieres-include-malaysian-horror-movie-and-nepalese-dostoevsky-adaptation/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:14:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/rotterdam-festival-first-wave-world-premieres-1236934040/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Horror

## Key points

- Rotterdam announced 10 world premieres for its 2027 festival.
- The films span the Bright Future and Harbour sections.
- A Malaysian sibling duo brings a cannibal horror-comedy.

## Summary

The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the first 10 world premieres for its 56th edition, running from 28 January to 7 February. The selection spans its Bright Future and Harbour sections, bringing together feature debuts, experimental storytelling and work by filmmakers returning to the festival.

Bright Future includes four debut features, among them Parbat Chapagai’s Nepal-set adaptation of Dostoevsky’s *Crime and Punishment*, Ben Hicks’s film made over 15 years across three countries, and dark fairy tale *The Muglur*. Harbour features returning directors and new voices, including the Malaysian siblings Iskander and Feisal Azizuddin with cannibal horror-comedy *Ali and Ben’s Spicy Meats*. The full programme is due on 16 December.

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