Tilam

Siti has devoted herself towards preparing her 7-year-old autistic son Aqil for an upcoming psychology assessment; this assessment will dictate if Aqil will qualify for a mainstream primary school. Her family has also been dealing with a bedbug infestation. Despite her husband’s financial worries and her mother-in-law’s frustration at Aqil’s inability to speak Malay, Siti is bent on sending Aqil to a mainstream primary school. However, Aqil fails the assessment. Compounded with a recurrent bedbug infestation, Siti finally loses her grip. When Aqil makes a small act of kindness, Siti finally puts down her pride and fears as a mother.