Discoveries from Malaysia World Cinema

In a Burmese village on the Irrawaddy river, a group of people fight against fear of repression to celebrate love in a forbidden gay wedding.

Kassim (P. Ramlee) returns to Singapore after finishing his studies in London and is thrust into a betrothal with the daughter of his father’s benefactor, Salmah. However, Kassim has already met and fallen in love with someone who shares his interest in Persian poetry. She is Rahimah, a flower salesgirl in Singapore. They go on dates to the nursery, and spend time together (dancing) in a paradise-like garden (Alkaff Gardens). Even after Kassim returns to Kuala Lumpur to work in his benefactor’s rubber plantation, he never forsakes Rahimah and has a rendezvous with her in Singapore when the opportunity arises. Together again, they watch movies at the Rex Theatre, and vow to get married. Unfortunately, Kassim’s father insists on him marrying his benefactor’s daughter, Salmah, who is a rich and cultured girl. Kassim decides to fulfil his father’s death wish and marries Salmah. Eventually, fate brings Kassim to reunite with Rahiman again in their twilight years.

A cowboy-obsessed young boy learns to muster up the courage to save a classmate in need with his delusion.

This new adventure film tells of the adorable twin brothers Upin and Ipin together with their friends Ehsan, Fizi, Mail, Jarjit, Mei Mei, and Susanti, and their quest to save a fantastical kingdom of Inderaloka from the evil Raja Bersiong. It all begins when Upin, Ipin, and their friends stumble upon a mystical kris that leads them straight into the kingdom. While trying to find their way back home, they are suddenly burdened with the task of restoring the kingdom back to its former glory. With help from Mat Jenin and Belalang, Upin, Ipin and their friends must overcome a series of challenging obstacles in this action-packed, magical and humorous adventure film produced by Les’ Copaque Production Sdn. Bhd

Nothing Gentle in the Shadows tackles the stigma and silence surrounding sexual violence against men and how their masculinity is questioned by authorities and society when it is brought to light. This documentary details three male sexual assault survivors from diverse backgrounds who share their harrowing experiences of what they went through, emphasising that sexual violence can happen to anyone, regardless of race, gender, or age. Through their stories and the use of symbolic imagery, the documentary revisits spaces that allows the viewers to delve into the lives of the survivors.

After Ratna is raped in front of her husband, Johan, the newlyweds’ relationship becomes distant. Then, it is found out a week after that Ratna is pregnant. Johan insists that the foetus be aborted though the doctor determines that the baby is not a result of the rape. Efforts and advice from friends and parents fail to mend their relationship and so they separate. Before returning to her hometown, Ratna sees her friend Maya, who she once advised to break free from the bad influence of Patrick, and now lives supported by an old businessman. Maya finds out that the culprit behind the rape is Patrick, who wants revenge against Ratna since she advised Maya to leave him. When he realizes that his secret is known, Patrick kills Maya and intends to do the same to Ratna. In the middle of the struggle, Johan coincidentally comes home and manages to stab Patrick with his own knife and Ratna finishes him off by hitting him with a heavy object. Johan and Ratna are reconciled.

Azli, a former man full of sins, tries to change and seek Allah's pleasure at Pondok Al-Iman. His reunion with his biological son, Razin, opens up an opportunity to make up for past mistakes.

Set in an ever-changing Malaysia, a bookshop owner goes through his daily life with mundane rituals. One day, when an old friend, now an actor in B-movies, goes looking for him, the reunion changes their prosaic lives. The two former friends rekindle their brotherhood through their shared love of cinema and literature.

Lips to Lips is an urban comedy featuring four intertwined stories about desire, all set during one day in Kuala Lumpur. A suicidal young man mourns the death of his stepmother who had come into fatal contact with an apple. A bubbly radio DJ catches her fiancé in an unexpected sexual encounter on the eve of their wedding night. A dapper restaurant owner falls for his doppelganger. A bookshop clerk resorts to black magic to get the attention of a girl with a fetish for cookbooks. Lips to Lips is Malaysian filmmaker Amir Muhammad’s directorial debut. It is Malaysia’s first independent digital feature film that marked the beginning of the Malaysian independent film movement. It paved the way for the Malaysian New Wave’s unique brand of DV (digital video) cinema, whose leading figures have developed a niche of dedicated film audiences.

Employees from a plastic ware store, Sithu and Min Htet, plan a mission for Sithu to elope with a girl.

A spirited 7-year-old, inspired by cartoon heists, ropes his older brother into an audacious plan to swipe candy but the adventure leads to unexpected lessons about family, guilt and second chances.

When suspicions of infidelity drive a forgetful housewife to the brink of madness, her unravelling marriage explodes into a deadly confrontation, revealing shocking secrets and leaving a trail of tragedy in its wake.

Two robbers gets into an argument when one of them laments that something supernatural is outside their room.

Adam and Felina going for an expedition in the thick forest. Throughout the expedition, Adam and Felina had to face various challenges besides having to adhere to all taboo. One night, once returned to the hotel where they were staying, 2 hotel workers suddenly realized the strange behaviour of Felina. Adam still feeling disturbed after witnessing a video footage of Felina's unexplained condition. In order to figure out the answer and to save Felina, Adam seek for help from Mutalib's, their expedition guide. Since the expidition began, many issues arose among them. Who is Qistina? Who is the Javanese woman who appears among them? What does all strange events that happened to them means? Could Adam save himself and all? Or is it possible, "Felina" is the answer to their questions?

Story about a man that need to choose between his wife that been lost for a long time and his sister in law that he already marry after the lost of his wife

Kembar Siang is about a pair of twins named Awal and Awi (both played Kamal Adli). Awal is the elder of the two and Awi is mentally ill, due to a fever when he was young. Amazingly, Awi has superb memory and an extraordinary ability to count, often tutoring Mazli and Izan after school. The twins have a house and a grocery shop given to them by their late father Haji Sabran. They are rivalled by another grocery shop run by Pak Din Duda (Sabri Yunus) who is not honest and always trying to make a quick buck.

The story of four friends and a flower bloom in the garden.

AMIN words Johan Asari and starring Jalil Hamid

A woman and a little girl find solace and joy during secret stairwell meetings, bonding over playful games.

Rishi and Shan is very close friend since childhood. After grown up both of them involved in same business as property consultant. Shan fall in love with Nisha, his friend from college and spent time with her. Shan really trusted Rishi and let him deal the biggest land sale. Rishi become greedy and try to cheat Shan with huge amount of commissions which belongs to Shan.Shan is very upset and angry with what have done by Rishi but he never take any action thinking both of them are very close friend since small age.One day one guy was shot dead by police in struggle, who involved in drugs shipments. Brother of dead person known as K7, who is leader of the international syndicate which is most wanted by police.When Rishi collide with K7,he wanted to killed and take revenge.

A student struggles to craft the perfect email to his teacher.

56 hours remaining, the final battle to end the terrible curse! Yeon, who has never been poisonous since morning, gets into a car accident after an argument with her boyfriend. However, he hears the unbelievable results that he has no particular trauma and no soul, and then becomes terrified as he undergoes subsequent hallucinations and body decay. One day, when the horror continued, he was kidnapped by 'Ho', a professor at a medical school named 'Yeon'. 'Ho', who claims to be an expert in this field, is diagnosed with 'soul separation', in which only the body remains with the soul left by 'Yeon'... Will 'Yeon' be able to recover her soul and end the curse within 56 hours?

M for Malaysia documents the 2018 Malaysian General Elections when the people of Malaysia, led by a 92 year-old former Prime Minister, overthrew one of the longest ruling governments in the world. Despite endless barriers thrown at them, the tense campaign pushed on with the most surprising result in the country’s history.

A rhino tries to find a new home in the Borneo Rainforest.

In a country where possession of cannabis is punishable with death, Siti finds herself pulled into the unfamiliar world of lengthy legal proceedings and prison visits when her 60 year old father is arrested for allegedly using medical cannabis to treat his chronic illnesses. In her journey to save her father from the death penalty, Siti finds herself succumbing to fear and anxiety as she navigates through her own personal challenges - all the while fearing that she might never see her father again. All in all, ‘Ayahku, Dr. G’ is a story about a daughter’s quest for her father’s justice from a law that puts punishment before public health.

A spoilt girl joins the army in order to prove to her boyfriend that she's tough

James, a hitman new to the job struggles with the conflicts and demands of his job as he questions his inner demons in a deadly game of cat and mouse in a world of hitmen.

Jason and Kamal have gathered a group of expeditioners to search the remains of aircraft Dakota C-47B where it was employed by the US military that crash landed in Beruas, Perak during the World War 2 era. Jason and Kamal are 2 amateur campers, they came underprepared which resulted in the expedition group to get lost in the forest. Bizarre events await them as they broke the rules of nature. Bloodshed and conflict soon break the group apart. Spirits and mystical beings will seduce their minds, resulting in a tragedy that will touch the hearts. A Clash between two worlds, where if you break the rules, death awaits you.

Two unnamed hit men awaits for their victim at night in an empty shop lot. The job is delayed again, the younger hit man is pissed and felt the company efficiency is dropping while the older hit man disagrees.

Distraughted by his daughter's nude photos being distributed on the internet without consent, the father along with some family members commit suicide. Determined to uncover the cause of the suicide, a man investigates and discovers that an online cybercrime syndicate is actively extorting money from female victims and uploading obscene videos. Now he has to track down the suspects of syndicate, how will the story goes?

Colonialism and modernity, tropics and the arts. In 1955, Ho Kok Hoe, then president of the Singapore Art Society made a months-long journey to the UK, Europe and the US. An artist and architect of local repute, curatorial legend has it that he embarked on the journey with over 200 pieces of artworks by him and 6 other Singaporean artists. His search for an exhibition venue began only upon his arrival in London, which by some minor miracle culminated in the first exhibition of Singaporean art in Europe.

What can we learn from spaces of futures past? Derived from the Kelate word for matchstick, Ggésék is a portrait of human-machine relationships in the twilight of Malaysia’s last match factory. A space once bustling with over 1000 workers is now manned by 26 with a single match dipping machine, reconfiguring space and relationships on the factory floor. We invite you to sit and contemplate with us amidst the immersive clattering engines and quiet moments of prayer.

The love of a single mother to raise her children

A 3D live concert from Crypton Future Media. This concert was Crypton's first full-length concert in Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Like Miku's first full concert, MikuExpo Malaysia featured a pre-concert set of songs outside of the main concert.

Abu Hassan is a person who lives on stealing and just wonders about in the city with his dear friend Kassim from one place to another place steling stuff to make a living. One day as they were wondering in the city of Baghdad, they were stunned at the beauty of Princess Faridah who passed by escorted by her bodyguards. Abu Hassan dreamt that one day he could marry her. He was so into her that he wanted to meet her but impossibly enough the whole palace was guarded tightly and there was surely no way in. But his dream came true when he stole a magic cane. How far will he go with his dream of meeting the Princess?

Follow the journey of Ika and Yoe who try to get a pair of Raya shirts the day before Hari Raya.

Chaos is unleashed in several villages by an old demonic witch who rises from the dead. In a creepy hut filled with kemenyan incense smoke, an old witch is performing a ritual with a skull on a pedestal. The skull then transforms into a talking head that laughs often! “Aku tidak mahu mati! (I don’t want to die)” she cackles, and the head grants her wish.

Suri dreams of becoming an actress but her money, which she has borrowed from a "money lender", gets stolen by a travel agency. The thugs are now hunting her down to force her to pay her debt. She plans to get her mother's grant to pay for it but she is stopped by her sister. In dire need of money, she decides to accept a high-paying job as a caretaker of a blind man, since she has experience taking care of her blind mother. She encourages herself to go to the man's bungalow, even though it is supposedly haunted by the spirit of his late wife.

Dr Jason Leong's stand-up special celebrates a decade of comedy, sharing hilarious anecdotes from a global tour. The doctor-turned-comedian recounts encounters with diverse audiences and cultural clashes. Prepare for witty observations on parenting, religion, and the absurdities of life.

Shortly before the end of the summer holidays, a country boy spends his savings on his dream of a city hairstyle – with surprising results. A story about bidding farewell to childhood and the poetic end of a summer.

Tells of a fisherman's daughter, Tiara that to the mother country to search the site as a singer. Because of works,s he has asked his friend to see his mother in the village that been let alone after his father died. The friend do not carry out the mandate it, otherwise use Tiara giving money to dissipate.

Part of the Keluang Man Cinematic Universe.

One night, in a nearly closing bakery, an elderly couple—owners for 40 years—plan to finalize their divorce and split a vintage bread table that holds their shared memories. With a massive two-person crosscut saw, they aim to divide the table and express the unspoken emotions of their four decades together.

Aini (Aini Hayati) is left to fend for herself after her father passed away from sickness. She finds employment as a maid for a nasty woman, who seems to be in a persistently vengeful mood and showers her with verbal and physical abuse. Rather coincidentally, Aini’s boyfriend Ramlan (Ali Rahman) happens to be the brother-in-law of the abusive employer. Aini confides her sorrows to Ramlan, who clearly identifies with her grim view of life, being unemployed and in a pretty forlorn state himself. Nonetheless, Ramlan is from a middle-class background and his proposal to marry Aini, who is considered socially inferior, is met with outright disapproval.

Missing his grandparents, Adam returned to the village despite being forbidden by his mother. Adam's return was greeted by 'something' which is why Adam was barred from returning to the village all this time.

The film tells about three village boys Ebby, Muda and Halim who migrated to Kuala Lumpur in search of a job. In Kuala Lumpur, they live together in the house of their fellow friend from the same village. A lot of incidents happened that they experience as they live in Kuala Lumpur

After the death of her son, the mother is trapped in deep sorrow, and their world has lost its light, as if the night never ends. What lies ahead remains uncertain—where will they go from here?

This is a simple act of redemption; a consequence of a hit & run.

Boys who step into toilet cubicles instead of standing at the urinals have a secret to hide. The film is a self-discovery portrait of the filmmaker, who has spent 41 years living with hypospadias.

Husin has been using black magic to gain immunity, pleasure and luxury in the world.

A short film about a lonely middle aged landlord who rented a room to a couple. The landlord begins to develop an interest to the tenant's young girlfriend and starts creeping into her life.

When Sulong, a penniless man, strikes it rich by winning the lottery, he begins to lead a high life and is duped into a friendship with a gang of swindlers. Their maneuvers to cheat him of his property are thwarted by their own internal rivalry. Apologetic for his earlier behaviour, Sulong decides to invest his riches in a “kong-si” soap factory.

Two groups of men, none of them very bright, summon spirits while in a rented house.

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A pair of young lovers rendezvous as the sun sets on the coastal city of Kota Kinabalu. Elly reveals to that she is moving to Kuala Lumpur and as a final farewell, sings to Emory 'Terang Bulan', an Indonesian folk song that resembles the Malaysian national anthem.