"An Ignored Chapter of Malaysian Indians"
Set in the early 1990’s, a critical period in Malaysian Indian history, the story subtly underlines the plight of the Indian Malaysians. Forsaken by the estate owners who had employed them for generations and systematically marginalized, they are forced to move to the cities and survive under harsh circumstances. Left out of the nation’s urbanization and development plans, many live in squatters and work at minimum wage jobs…
Jibrail Rajhula
Mexico
Harvind Raj
Appoy
Kuben Mahadevan
Maniam
Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan
Chicago
Marup Mustapah
Da Gou
Aahmuu Thirunyanam
Mangai
Perakas Rajaram
Vadivelan
Senthil Kumaran Muniandy
Bala
Azman Hassan
Informer
Set in the early 1990’s, a critical period in Malaysian Indian history, the story subtly underlines the plight of the Indian Malaysians. Forsaken by the estate owners who had employed them for generations and systematically marginalized, they are forced to move to the cities and survive under harsh circumstances. Left out of the nation’s urbanization and development plans, many live in squatters and work at minimum wage jobs…
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Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
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A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
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High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.