Discoveries from Malaysia World Cinema

Two gangs are fighting to gain control of a junkyard, with a father-son conflict entrenched in the middle.

The story follows Gina (Maya Karin) and Joe (Bront Palarae) who embark on a trip for personal self reflection and peace in Phuket after being let down by their respective partners. They are mere strangers to one another, but somehow find solace in each other by talking about their past relationships.

The Arsonist involves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy's coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well aware of the social inequalities that allow his exploitation. Kakang counteracts by torching the property of those who slight him, leaving Kesuma simultaneously proud, fearful and ashamed. A clash of wills is all but inevitable. The film climaxes in a poignant conflagration, literal and metaphorical.

Telling about a retired army commander, Pak Awang wants to hold his youngest daughter's wedding on a grand scale. Dol, a men in their village, tried to thwart the wedding and had launched various tricks that made the situation of the wedding a mess.

A boy with autism causes a lot of hardships for his parents, as his father isn`t accepting the fact that he is different from the rest while his mother is trying her best to fit his needs. His mother later finds the right people to help her son live his life.

Several characters including medical personnel and food-delivery riders, play their part in Malaysia's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in its first few months.

After graduation, Ali and Asmidar planning on getting married. However, Jeff has led to their marriage was canceled because Jeff tells the background of the father Asmidar Ali. Asmidar father, forced to marry Jeff. After a few months, Jeff has divorced Asmidar because their marriage was not happy. Asmidar and Ali met and reunited.

The film tells the story of Putra who manages a quick-money scheme that deals with gold investment. Unfortunately, Putra was unsuccessful and he even got scammed until he was hunted by his creditors. To add salt to his wounds, Putra's fiance leaves him because he is not able to keep up with the promised amount of dowry, while his siblings shun him because they are embarrassed by his failures. He has an unexpected encounter with a woman named Mira, who introduces him to a digital currency called Crypto. With the support of his beloved mother and Mira, Putra finally succeeds.

Set in 1989, five members of the Commando Army from the Special Force Regiment have been instructed to locate the whereabouts of guerilla communists, who are planning to obtain the strategic position of central Peninsular Malaysia. However, when the members lose contact with the rest of the army due to a broken communication set, the five of them will have to fight off an army of guerilla communists.

The documentary takes us on a journey to Sinje`s hometown of Alor Setar where she grew up with a strong sense of freedom in nature that shaped her into a fearless and positive person. Sinje reflects on the importance of childhood freedom and how it impacts character and outlook on life. Sinje shares her experiences of living fearlessly and embracing her passions as a modern working mother of three. Through her story, we explore the joys and challenges of motherhood, finding the balance between career and family, and prioritising self-care.

Mahathir is an ordinary person from outward, belonging to a lower middle class family. But the fire inside him to become a millionaire makes him different from others. A person may get some problems in life. But if life itself becomes a problem? How Mahathir overcomes his difficulties and becomes a millionaire forms the plot of the movie.

A reporter, Saleh finds himself stuck in a kampong after his tyre of his MG was punctured by a strange keris, (with the bone of a hand attached). Within his short stay in the pekan kecil, he finds out that when there is a full moon, each virgin man will disappear from the village.. He meets the beautiful and mysterious Cik Putih, sister to the mechanic Jongkiding, and immediately feel smitten. At the same time, rumours abound quietly in the village of a vampire who is on the hunt for men and their blood. People start disappearing again starting from Cik Rogayah. Who has been kidnapping them? What is the secret of the village that Saleh still doesn't know about?

Perang Panjut Tujuh Likur, tells the story of three female veterans who were good friends in their youth, Hanan (Fadilah Mansor), Numa (Fauziah Nawi) and Sabariah (Hamidah Wahab). Because of one incident, they quarreled until each of them got married and had children who studied at the university. In the run-up to Ramadan, Tok Su Piah (Women's Village Head) wants to hold a Panjut Festival competition to celebrate twenty-seven nights in their village. In the beginning, the three of them were against Tok Su Piah's wishes, because the events of their creation had caused the tragedy of the death of Tok Su Piah's husband and the burning of Tok Su Piah's house, causing the three of them to be at odds until now. But in silence, the three of them have their own plans to participate in the panjut party competition and the rivalry turns into a panjut war.

Even though it upsets her mother-in-law, Diana decides to postpone having children so she can focus on her career. Her husband Zack agrees but she is unaware that he is hiding a secret about his architecture company. Meanwhile, repressed housewife Aishah feels estranged from her doctor husband and their teenage daughter, as both are seldom home. Then there's Norimah, a 40-year-old who finally gets pregnant after years of trying. She is also very supportive of her husband's dream to become a novelist after getting fired from his job as a chef. One day, the lives of all three women collide when Zack, while chasing after Diana, accidentally hits Aishah with his car. Norimah's baby is also at risk when the speeding car almost hits her.

A suicidal young man enters into a contract with a secretive organization to end his life. The kill will be anonymous and he won't know any details.

Tell about Tahir (Ameerul Affendi) who could do anything to get Aishah (Siti Saleha). With the help of his best friend, Malik (Ken Ridzuan), Tahir gets Tok Bomoh (Mior Hashim Manap) service. After fulfilling Tok Bomoh's demand for every night of the month, the jinn used to get Aishah should be treated with menstrual blood, finally Tahir's desire is reached. After a year of marriage and endowed with a son, Anis (Nurul Hikmah), Tahir once again got Tok Bomoh's service for a luxurious life to rejoice Aishah and take heart of his father-in-law. But this time the set conditions are very tight. If Tahir fails to 'entertain' his pet genitals with the dead human being killed, either Aishah will be the property of his genie until at any time or the life of his beloved son becomes a bet At the same time, Aishah's former girlfriend, Halim (Nam Ron) had just returned to the village after six years of disappearance and after that, beginning one conflict and finding an answer.

Tambun kills Tok Kadim, the head of a village, and tells the villagers that he died in an accident. The mourning villagers then appoint Tambun as the Penghulu, which sets off a storm of terrible incidents…

It tells about 5 gangsters named Hamid, Nizam, Eddy, Abun and Kodiang who were sent to a camp to make them a qualified gangster. The five were trained by two trainees who were former gangsters Joe and AG.

ndra and Ilya are on their way home to their home village for the funeral of Iskandar, their father. Indra is the biological son of Iskandar, who is an illegal racer who gambles and owes money to loan sharks who are hunting him. Meanwhile, Ilya is the adopted son who was given to Iskandar when he was passing through an old road 25 years ago. Ilya helped his father build his career and his conduct as a 'better' son among the two is the cause of Indra's estrangement from his family. However as they make their way to the village, they use an old road and gets transported into another world, filled with mystical creatures.

The story tells a lawyer with a personality disorder, freeing a criminal, then becoming a ruthless woman. Trapped in one body, Eva, Mike and Amy are 3 separate individual trapped in one body. Eva is well renowned lawyer who was diagnosed with split personalities. Mike and Amy are her alters developed from her traumatic childhood caused by her own father. Elly, Eva's sister has always been there for her since day one. Miqal, Eva's son too has been well accustom to Eva's alters. Driven by vengeance that her father had caused her, Eva and her alters started to plan to set revenge on the rapist that Eva had set free. Miqal become to get suspicious when he saw weird happening in the house through his "cctv".

The story starts with Hakimi, a freelance scriptwriter who is on his way to send his 7-year-old daughter, Imelda, to his ex-wife's house on one stormy night. On the way there, he sees a sports car that just hit a tree. Hakimi stops his car and sees a girl is trapped in the car. He decides to help the girl, who is very badly hurt, and leaves her after calling the ambulance. He also doesn't realize that he accidentally left one of his shoes there. Meanwhile, Puteri Megawati, who is very thankful to the mysterious guy that saved her, meets Siti Shahirah, a member of the paparazzi that as usual, is looking for sensational news. The princess asks Siti to help her look for "Mr. Cinderella" (the man that helped her that night) and promises a reward of RM500,000. Who's the real "Mr. Cinderella"?

The city has fallen to the undead―and the lockdown begins! The nation’s only breakout zombie phenomenon returns as a feature film, reimagined on a larger scale by veteran filmmakers, plunging audiences into a relentless fight for survival in a city overrun by the infected.

A Detective investigates the mysterious death of a CEO, believed to have died from a heart condition. However, uncovering dark secrets and hidden grudges leads him to the true culprit in a gripping tale of oppression, power, and revenge.

Johan kidnaps Ana out of desperation to purchase a heart in the black market for his ailing brother. The kidnapping exposes Ana's stepfather's plan to have Ana killed, so together they fight back to take what is rightfully hers.

A short burlesque. A playful film that doesn't only play with colour and vertigo. Albert is a security man and that isn't always an exciting job. Sometimes he enjoys the view from the roof of the building. A blue roof. One day a burglar manages to escape his attention and he gets the sack. The blue roof calls.

Syawal works as a mortuary manager at the morgue Hospital. He who has just started get to know corpses from various backgrounds and causes of death, begins to have a strange experience when he violates the advice of the elderly about the management of corpses from his mother, who is also a corpse bather until he ends up being exposed to corpses' curse.

A girl is stuck in a time loop on her birthday and learns to love herself and help the people arounds her

Sahak was raised by Pak Andak, a notorious local gangster who saw him as the future leader of the Bunga Merah Gang. Everything changed when Pak Andak was arrested while attempting to rescue his niece Maya from their traditional rival, the Pak Man Gang. After serving five years in prison, Pak Andak was released. On the very day of his release, he was ambushed and fatally shot, dying in Sahak`s arms. With his last breath, Pak Andak charged Sahak with a critical mission: to uncover and avenge his murderer. Sahak becomes a wanted man, disappearing from the murder scene and becoming the primary suspect in Pak Andak`s killing. Sahak is determined to honour Pak Andak`s final request and seek revenge.

Upin & Ipin Edisi Ramadan Raya tells the story of Upin & Ipin experience fasting in Ramadan for the first time. Upin & Ipin’s achievement of fasting for a month also gives a new meaning when celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri with guidance by their caring Opah, strict Ros and Tok Dalang, who tolerates their antics. They are also accompanied with friends from various ethnicities with their actions that touch the hearts of viewers like Ehsan and Fizi, Mei-Mei, Rajoo and Mail.

Asan, who lost his father since childhood, grew up with his mother Mek Tom. One day, Mek Tom gave a fake address to Asan saying that his father was still alive and living in the city. When Asan left for the city to meet his long-lost father, Mek Tom acted to sell Mary, Asan's favourite cow, to get money for his marriage and survival. Failure to find his father, Asan meets a girl named Mary who asks for his help from being kidnapped. Asan was unable to help Mary. What happens next?

"Gila-Gila Pengantin Popular" tells the story of a young man named Zul who is engaged to Fatima. While they are planning their wedding, Fatima is selected to participate in a singing contest on a reality television show, and their wedding is postponed. When Fatima wins the singing competition, the success and popularity gets to her head and she changes her image as well as gives herself a new name, Irma. Zul is upset because his relationship with Fatima is on the rocks, and things get more complicated when Zul also gains popularity as an artist himself

The film is about a fresh filmmaker who reunites his school friends after being apart for 15 years to prove that the UFO he saw 15 years ago was real. Together, the four friends embark on a beautiful and exciting road trip journey across Malaysia to search for the truth and turn it into a film. However, along the journey, they encounter something unexpected.

While repairing one of his customer’s car, Syamil finds RM500,000 in his taxi and tries to keep the cash. Meanwhile the police are investigating an armed robbery that involves the same amount of money. Syamil’s mother advises him to return the money to the police but he refuses. He begins to worry when he sees a press article about the robbery...

Depicts perfectly to the concept of unconditional love, mutual respect and patriotism towards beloved country through a Malaysian flag eraser. The journey of how a ruined family survives the broken pieces from the love of a family of different cultural beliefs. As love witnesses no gender, race and religion but respect and humanity actions between individuals.

Amir a 'Mat Rempit' who often promised to change but never turn over a new leaf until his father passed away. All of his promises did not produce any positive results. Amir is not sincere with his jobs and often job hopping.

The story is about Myra Tan Sri Johan who initially wants to get married to her own choice Malek, but unfortunately Malek suddenly cancel the wedding because of another girl. Tan Sri Johan and Puan Sri Mahani were very disappointed because all the preparation has been done and all the invitation cards have been sent out. In the meantime, Razlan Ariffin who is very dedicated man and trusted among his family has been recently rejected by her fiance because she wants to further her studies. Razlan accepted the fact that he and Mila is not meant to be together. Tan Sri Johan finally decided to ask help from his sister-in-law, wife of his late brother, Ramlah. His initial aim is for Myra to marry Razlan. But Myra and Razlan background is different and they also have different ways of thinking. Myra and Razlan were married and finally their love story begins when Myra become attracted to Razlan personality and his sincere hearts.

Describing the artist's life at that time, the marital side besides the dispute between the old artist and the new artist.

Straight-laced Atan is the kind of guy who loves to help out his neighbours. He is being haunted by Hantu Cempaka all the time, especially when he's out with his friends Bun, Pet and Mie. Their horror story begins when they end up in a stranger's house and are being treated like kings - but little do they know that they are in a graveyard.

Misha, Adam, Syawal and Tania run a homestay from the bungalow left to Syawal by his late father on Pulau Carey. Syawal and Tania are in hiding from some city gangsters that Syawal has crossed but when dead bodies of their guests begin to turn up every day, keeping low from the gangsters become the least of their problems.

Azlinda`s 21st birthday triggers sinister disturbances that are linked to a pact which her late mother made. Amidst her pursuit of religious studies, malevolent forces are awakened, compelling Azlinda to seek Ustaz Taha`s guidance in battling demonic influences. As challenges intensify and tragedies unfold, Azlinda faces a gripping showdown against dark forces, culminating in a climactic battle where she confronts the malevolent presence head-on to break the pact.

Wahid is a victim of the economic slow down which resulted him in working as a waiter at a 'warung' owned by Azlee. There he befriends with Yassin and Saiful, who are also working there. But trouble rises when Azlee business was booming, thanks to Saiful's abilities in making tasty 'roti canai'. However, trouble comes in the form of Mazlan, who openly challenges Azlee's 'warung' by opening his own 'warung', just beside Azlee's. Mazlan even managed to lure Saiful and Yassin over to work for him. Seeing that Azlee's business had gone from bad to worse, Wahid volunteered to be trained as a new 'roti canai' maker and had come out with brilliant gimmicks getting back their customers. Wahid's plan worked but not before Mazlan has anything to say about it...

The villagers in Kampung Semarah Padi are cursed to be angry for seven generation.

Anissa’s presence to the new hostel reopens the stories that took place in the hostel. Maya, Cempaka, Orkid & Anissa sit in an old dorm to share a dorm horror story they have heard. Bathroom ghosts, bed counting, currypuff aunt ghosts, pocong and more. But what Anissa heard really happened.

Film Kaseh Sayang is a a Malay film which was published in Malaysia in 1957. The film issued in the form of black and white film without color. After entrusting her baby girl Sukartini to the servant, Kartini leaves Singapore with her husband, Sudanto, to avoid the war. Halimah, the servant takes great care of the child despite her hardship and poverty. After the liberation of Singapore, Kartini returns to take her child back. Halimah is not willing to let go of Sukartini and runs away with her. She is caught eventually and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment. Though Sudanto and his wife win the child over, their hopes are shattered, as the child does not regard them as her parents.

The day before the new semester begins, a group of new students moved into a rented house with a large, near their college. There the introduction of students to begin. Home atmosphere strange and eerie closer relationship between the students. After the death of his mother Mat Din, state college and rental houses have been much different. Friend tenants died one by one without knowledge. The situation became increasingly suspicious and can not be controlled anymore ... Not allowed to move, not allowed to learn and do there trying to breathe.

The film tells the story of Raja Laut who terrorize the sailors at sea threatened with anything outside humanity. Police difficult to detect this pirate group leader because he is acting like a rich man. In the meantime, the younger sister of a navy navigator became girlfriend of Raja Laut. This made it more difficult for the police to raid Raja Laut

An invitation to a wedding that invites surprises for six guests. Can they save themselves from the hell that awaits?

32°C Fall in Love revolves around the love of a security guard for a storekeeper.

A group of college students, Abbas and his friends, are determined to make the best horror movie for their graduation project. They have picked a haunted house for their shooting location. Soon Abbas and his friends realize that there are restless spirits around them. The group must now figure out a way to escape the haunted house.

Rock band Rimba Bara continues to struggle in the music industry that is full of political games. Meanwhile, Jijoe comes across rock queen Ella in a recording studio and falls in love with her. Jijoe loves her so much that he is willing to leave behind his rock music life and become an F-class contractor so that he will have a more secure life. This causes Rimba Bara to fall apart and various conflicts arise.

A Malay horror film based on a true story about a pregnant lady who lost her unborn child while she was attempting to escape by running through the oil palm estate. After a group of people found her unconscious in the estate, she seemed to be possessed by something and weird things started happening. The baby was said to still be alive but unseen.

Momok I is a horror film that combines several ghost stories in one film that is Pontianak, Penunggu, Kucing Hitam, Pocong and Bunian. This story is a mere fabrication and has nothing to do with those who are still alive or who have died. If there are any similarities, it is not intentional and happened by chance. Hope you are all entertained.

Nisa newly aware of coma sent to a boarding school by her aunt. There, he often experienced strange events and the incident is related to a mysterious banyan tree at the school

Xiao Pang is a mischievous young boy. To the chagrin of his parents, he has no interest in studying and is always eating. His mother arranges extra tuition classes for him to try to whip him into shape, but the stress leaves him despondent and depressed instead. At the end of their wits, his parents promise him a mobile phone if he does well in his exams. He works hard and earns the phone, but a new problem then crops up: phone addiction. Xiao Pang`s parents call renowned child psychologist Dr Ke for help, but as they are about to leave for their appointment, they realise that Xiao Pang has gone missing.

Puteri, a 9-year-old who grew up in a modest life. Her mother, Suraya only do sewing for a living, so she never asks for anything because she was aware of their hardship. Her classmate, Sarah often showcase collections of story books such as Cinderella, Snow White, Frozen & Beauty and The Beast. From then on, Puteri kept wanting to have a beautiful dress as she saw it in the books. She expressed her wish to have such a dress. As a result of the fabric collection, Suraya has produced a pair of dresses for the Puteri. Although it's not from an expensive materials, Puteri liked the dress her mother had made. Puetri tells Sarah that she already has a pretty dress. But Sarah didn't believe it.

In yet another sequel to the franchise, "Senario The Movie Ops Pocot" continues the tale of three guys who are always being bullied. Azli is single and works at a supermarket as security guard but often sleeps on the job. Mazlan is a coward who works in a private company and has always been a target for bullying by his friends since he was young. Wahid is a quiet guy who works in an agency that supplies foreign workers. Azli, Mazlan, and Wahid's behaviour forces their superiors to enrol them to a motivational camp run by Ikatan Relawan Malaysia (RELA). The aim is to help them to change their perspectives in life. How will Azli, Mazlan and Wahid survive the camp when the discover that it is run by an angry and ferocious ex-military man?

The story is about a superstar Wulan are not allowed to marry as long as they are under contract with a record company. But it turns Wulan is already married to Rudy but his marriage a secret for years.

Leila Majnun is a well-known Arabian Persian tragedy of love in the vein of Romeo and Juliet with elements of the Arabian One Thousand and One Nights. The plot centres on two lovers – Leila and Majnun – who are denied this love because of social conventions. Majnun is driven to despair and madness because of this loss, thus living up to his name Majnun, which means “madness” in Arabic.

A boy accidentally kicks a football and it falls into a pit. He now needs to go down to retrieve it.

Adapted loosely from Romeo and Juliet, Pekak is a story about a deaf drug pusher Uda whose dream is to get a cochlear implant so that he can finally hear again. When Uda meets and falls in love with Dara, an innocent school girl, he is even more determined to leave the life he's always known for a future with Dara. But will he be able to break free from the vicious ties that bind him or will he be stuck forever in the same bleak existence?