However, and despite the fact that the film starts like that, Yasu Tanaka ends up directing a film where dream (which eventually becomes a nightmare) and reality merge in order to present a spectacle that is shocking at it is beautiful. With a basic goal of highlighting Sarawak as a whole and the Bako National Park as a tourist destination, and beginning as a drama about a married couple on the verge of ending their relationship, one would expect a mellow, romantic film, that would mostly draw from the attraction of the area. As Erin gradually discovers the reasons for Kamal wishing to end their relationship, a rather dangerous plan is shaped in her mind, and Kamal is no longer the creepiest person around. Their trip however, proves rather eventful, as their path to the park is interrupted when their taxi driver is killed in the middle of nowhere by debt collectors, and the two find themselves in a ghost town, where a more than creepy man named Jemat, “forces” them to spend their night in his house, before he eventually takes them to the park. Seemingly to reinvigorate their relationship, she asks him to travel again to the Bako National Park, where they have spent some of their happiest moments. Eventually, Erin discovers a note written by her spouse that states his intentions of ending their marriage. While the happy memories of the past do exist, the melancholy and the sadness of the present have taken over. Kamal and Erin face a marital crisis, particularly due to their failure to have a child, something that has driven them quite apart, particularly from Kamal's side. Let us take things from the beginning, though. Mostly shot in the exquisite Bako National Park in Sarawak, “ Nota” is a rather unusual film that begins as a social drama about a failing couple and ends as a surrealistic thriller.
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