Malaysian Film: AT ITS BEST
This list includes all of the best, the highest quality, or in other words, the films that should make us (Malaysians), feel proud.
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- DirectorSeng Kiat TanStarsJack TanSylvia ChangAngel ChanA poor family struggles to cope with tragedy and mental illness in a fractured society.
- DirectorShio Chuan QuekStarsEmily ChanKyo ChenErnest ChongA spark of childhood inspiration causes an autistic man to embark on a quest to collect delicate items. Little does he know that his quest of building a delicate item would unlock the answers to his life and change everything.
- DirectorNamronStarsZahiril AdzimRosdeen SubohArio BayuIn the outskirts and back-alleys of Kuala Lumpur, several individuals with money problems struggle to get their lives straight, finding their paths unexpectedly intersecting - with fatal results.
- DirectorZahir OmarStarsBront PalaraeJack TanFabian LooA Taxi driver uses his service as a front for an extortion racket, and when his younger brother's impulsive behaviour brings the cops and the triad to his doorstep, he stops at nothing to protect all who matter to him.
- DirectorSeng Tat LiewStarsWan Hanafi SuHarun Salim BachikAzman HassanThe shadow of an African immigrant in an abandoned house was mistaken for a ghost and the hilarious situations that ensued, creating havoc in a quaint Malay village.
- DirectorDain SaidStarsUmie AidaFaizal HusseinNamronIn a case that had the nation riveted and human rights organizations the world over up in arms due to the death sentence handed out to the accused, comes a tale about the lure of riches, power, eternal youth, beauty and the blood one must spill to achieve this.
- DirectorU-Wei Haji SaariStarsSofia JaneNasir Bilal KhanYusof MuhammadZaleha is about to get married to Amir but elopes to southern Thailand to marry someone else instead. The enraged Amir tracks the couple down, kills the groom and sells Zaleha to a pimp. Six months later, Amir brings her back. She tricks him into marrying her. But the six months Zaleha spent as a prostitute have changed her, and she now wants revenge.
- DirectorU-Wei Haji SaariStarsPeter O'BrienSofia JaneKhalid SallehBased on Joseph Conrad's 1895 novel Almayer's Folly, this epic film tells the story of Kaspar Almayer, an English trader struggling to survive in Malaysia at the turn of the 19th Century.
- DirectorU-Wei Haji SaariStarsKhalid SallehNormah DamanhuriSabri YunusSet in the bull-fighting Patani Malay community of Southern Thailand. An ungracious loser in the arena kills his rival, whose brother Mamat (Khalid Salleh) then vows to get even. His wife Minah (Normah Damanhuri) fails to stop this cycle of vengeance, which will also affect the younger generation.
- DirectorYasmin AhmadStarsChoo Seong NgSharifah AmaniLinus ChungA look at how two young lovers from totally different background cope with family and social pressure.
- DirectorYasmin AhmadStarsSharifah AmaniAdlin Aman RamlieJuliana IbrahimSeven years after Jason, Orked is now married to a much older guy, Arif. Everything seems ideal in their marriage at first glance. One fateful morning, Orked is awakened by a distressing phone call from Mak Inom with news that diabetic complications have rendered Pak Atan catatonic. After some chaos, they take Pak Atan to the hospital, where Orked bumps into Alan, Jason's older brother. The story then descends into a web of deceit and heartbreak.
- DirectorYasmin AhmadStarsMohd Syafie NaswipSharifah AryanaSalehuddin Abu BakarAn endearing coming-of-age film - riding a bike, flying a kite, climbing trees, being raised by goofy yet loving parents and a friendship that lasts a lifetime. Written and directed by the late Yasmin Ahmad.
- DirectorMing Jin WooStarsFooi Mun LaiPearlly ChuaSusan LeePing Ping plans to work at a Japanese car parts company, but her aunt is involved in illegal activities that strains their relationship.