KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 1 -- Two broke friends, a failing pickle business and a very unusual secret ingredient - that is the recipe behind Curi Makan, a Malaysian indie film now heading to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

The darkly comic horror satire, known internationally as Ali & Ben's Spicy Meats, will have its world premiere at the 56th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which runs from January 28 to February 7, 2027.

"It's incredibly rewarding to have our world premiere at IFFR, a festival we've long admired for championing independent filmmakers and its historic connection to the Malaysian New Wave over two decades ago," Iskandar Azizuddin, who founded Feisk Productions with Feisal, told Malay Mail.

The film is among the fir...