Arriving at Kuala Lumpur, a Japanese guy, Tatsumi, searches for his missing younger brother Yuji. The only clue is an incomprehensible letter sent from KL and a photo of Yuji which is assumed to have been taken somewhere in this town. Yuji had unsuccessfully joined a money-making scheme and had got into a huge debt. Both his family home and the factory run by Tatsumi and his father had been used in payments for Yuji’s debt. The last word Tatsumi had thrown at his brother was “Apologize by your own death!”. Bewildered in KL, Tatsumi meets a guy at a Chinese restaurant and is taken to a brothel. There he encounters a prostitute named Ryn who is living in an apartment with her son Yoh and her friend May. Tatsumi once had a wife and a child, but had divorced due to his domestic violence. Seeing his own reflection in Ryn and Yoh, Tatsumi suffers from a sense of repentance….

The story begins with a recitation of The Quran (Surat Az-Zumar, Verse 53), and follows the journey of two brothers seeking redemption. The older brother comes all the way to Kuala Lumpur to find his younger brother, and realizes the numerous sins he has committed in his life. This recognition finally leads him to forgive his brother. “Berat Kandil”, explained by a Muslim woman at the mosque, means the night of confession that comes once every year in the Islamic world when all sins are forgiven with the presence of God. The wet images of the town’s crowds and the beautiful nature of the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, together with the comfortable music, invite us to the magic of healing. After building his career in the field of TV programs, Takato HOSOI proves his established movie-making skills in this, his first feature film, with his steady manner of storytelling and efficient use of camera. Akihiro HIYAMA portrays the difficult role of Tatsumi, who is violent and also a man of few words. Sharifah Amani has opened up a new territory in her acting by playing the role of Ryn, the prostitute.