# Bleat! > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bleat! > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bleat!.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleat! > Source revision: 1354662079 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Bleat!*** ([Tamil](/source/Tamil_language): *கத்து!* or *Kattu!*) is a Malaysian-French-Filipino comedic drama [short film](/source/Short_film) directed by [Ananth Subramaniam](/source/Ananth_Subramaniam). The short film had its world premiere at the Critics Week section of the [2025 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2025_Cannes_Film_Festival), where it won the [Queer Palm](/source/Queer_Palm) for Best Short Film. It is the first short film from Malaysia that was shown at the festival. ## Plot A male goat belonging to a Malaysian-Tamil couple is discovered to be pregnant before it is meant to be ceremonially slaughtered. The couple seek out the truth of the situation to avoid punishment from [Karuppuswamy](/source/Karuppuswamy). ## Cast - Tharmasegaran Maniam as Marapan - Pannerselvam Evarani as Papa - Dhanesh Alagarsu as Goat Head - Charvine Mailvaganam as Veter - Big Boy as the goat ## Production Ananth Subramaniam was inspired to create *Bleat!* by the notion of dropping a pregnant goat into a rigid world.[1] Directed by Subramaniam, *Bleat!* was a co-production between Sixtymac Pictures of Malaysia, Epicmedia Productions of the Philippines, and DW of France. It received funding from the [Singapore International Film Festival](/source/Singapore_International_Film_Festival)'s Short Film Fund and Singapore's Momo Distribution Grant.[2] Shot in [black-and-white](/source/Black-and-white),[1] all of the filming was done in [Banting](/source/Banting), Malaysia. Shooting was done in black-and-white as Subramaniam felt that "it brings the story closer to reality" and "strips the world down". Subramaniam was inspired by the works of [G. Aravindan](/source/G._Aravindan), [Sam Shepard](/source/Sam_Shepard), and [Kelly Reichardt](/source/Kelly_Reichardt).[3] Collaborators included Adrian Wong as cinematographer and Gogularaajan Rajendran as editor.[1] Post-production work was done by Om Shakthi Films and Om Shakthi Films, colour grading by White Light Post Bangkok in Thailand, sound post-production by dbStudios in Lebanon.[2] Subramaniam stated that an "unspoken rule" about being a minority is that "as long as you behave like a goat, everything's fine", but whenever "that goat shows desire, independence, or steps beyond its little patch of farmland, everything around it starts trembling."[4] ## Release Hors du Bocal, a Belgian company, is handling the international distribution rights.[2] Four feature films from Malaysia have been shown at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival), and *Bleat!* will compete at the [2025 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2025_Cannes_Film_Festival) in [Critics' Week](/source/Critics'_Week), being the first Malaysian short film shown at the festival.[2][4] ## Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Cannes Film Festival 2025 Queer Palm Ananth Subramaniam [5] Singapore International Film Festival 7 December 2025 Best Southeast Asian Short Film [6] Best Director Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 7 February 2026 Student Prize [7] ## References 1. Nawawi 2025. 1. Ramachandran 2025. 1. Ragu 2025. 1. Shackleton 2025. 1. The New Indian Express 2025. 1. Ramachandran 2025b. 1. Ça suit son court 2026. ## Works cited - "Palmarès 2026". *Ça suit son court*. 8 February 2026. - ["Ananth Subramaniam: Tamils have a culture of acceptance"](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2025/Jun/04/ananth-subramaniam-tamils-have-a-culture-of-acceptance). *[The New Indian Express](/source/The_New_Indian_Express)*. 4 June 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250605114848/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2025/Jun/04/ananth-subramaniam-tamils-have-a-culture-of-acceptance) 5 June 2025 at the Wayback Machine. - Nawawi, Nikita (28 April 2025). ["Ananth Subramaniam on Taking 'Bleat!' To Cannes Film Festival"](https://www.buro247.my/culture/film-tv-and-theatre/ananth-subramaniam-bleat-cannes-film-festival.html). *Buro*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250503050236/https://www.buro247.my/culture/film-tv-and-theatre/ananth-subramaniam-bleat-cannes-film-festival.html) 3 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine. - Ragu, Theevya (22 April 2025). ["Malaysian Short 'Bleat!' Makes History at Cannes Critics' Week"](https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/04/22/ananth-subramaniams-bleat-makes-cannes-history). *[Free Malaysia Today](/source/Free_Malaysia_Today)*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20250503045139/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/04/22/ananth-subramaniams-bleat-makes-cannes-history) 3 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine. - Ramachandran, Naman (17 April 2025). ["Malaysian Short 'Bleat!' Makes History at Cannes Critics' Week"](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/malaysian-short-bleat-cannes-critics-week-1236371457/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250429082742/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/malaysian-short-bleat-cannes-critics-week-1236371457/) 29 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. - Ramachandran, Naman (7 December 2025b). ["'Always,' 'Riverstone' Win Top Prizes at Singapore Film Festival"](https://variety.com/2025/film/festivals/singapore-film-festival-2025-winners-1236602413/). *Variety*. Retrieved 9 December 2025. - Shackleton, Liz (5 May 2025). ["'Bleat'! Trailer: Story Of Couple's Ethical Dilemma Is First Malaysian Short To Screen In Cannes"](https://deadline.com/video/cannes-critics-week-bleat-trailer-sixtymac-epicmedia/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250505201400/https://deadline.com/video/cannes-critics-week-bleat-trailer-sixtymac-epicmedia/) 5 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bleat!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleat!) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleat!?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.