Director: Adrian Teh
What if you could go back and undo the single mistake that cost you everything? "Reversi" builds its entire premise around that question, following a husband and father willing to bend the rules of time itself to save the family he lost.
What is Reversi about?
The story centers on a man whose life is defined by a devastating error in his past — one that broke apart his marriage and put his young son's safety at risk. When a chance at reversing that moment presents itself, he takes it, discovering that changing one decision ripples outward in ways he cannot fully control. Each attempt to fix the past forces him to relive choices he thought were behind him, and to confront the parts of himself that caused the damage in the first place, not just the external circumstances. As the film moves between timelines, it keeps its focus tightly on the marriage and the child at its center rather than on the mechanics of how the reversal works, using the premise as a frame for a story about regret, responsibility and what a parent will risk to make things right. The tension builds toward a final choice about whether undoing the past can ever truly restore what was lost.
Cast & crew
Beto Kusyairy leads the cast as the father at the center of the story, with Shiqin Kamal, Hasnul Rahmat, Vanida Imran, Azhan Rani and Zahiril Adzim in supporting roles, directed by Adrian Teh.
Context & significance
A 2024 co-production between Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, "Reversi" blends science-fiction structure with a domestic drama at its core, using a time-bending premise less for spectacle and more as a device to examine a marriage under strain and a father's guilt, a combination that has drawn attention across Southeast Asian cinema for grounding its genre elements in emotional stakes.
Where & how to watch
"Reversi" streams on K-Time after a free account login, with the platform's Farsi interface and Persian dubbing available for viewers who prefer to watch in their own language.