Discoveries from Malaysia World Cinema

Si Luncai is known as a village idiot but he have a heart of gold. He fall in love with the head of chief daughter but need to face a few challenges for him to have the love of his life.

Dato Azmi and his family move into the old mansion left behind by his late father, which had been abandoned. The mansion is inhabited by two rival gangs of jinn: Geng Busut and Geng Gayut. These two jinn gangs constantly fight over control of the house, scaring away villagers who try to approach it. However, the arrival of Dato Azmi and his family sparks a series of strange and comical events as the jinn attempt to drive them out.

Nasir works for an over demanding boss. The story covers the day he tries to jump off from the office building with flashbacks of why he decided to take his own life.

An old director named Yasin wants to direct a new film. Various problems were encountered when having to find actors who could imitate the style of P. Ramlee's contemporary actors.

A group of curious Indian Muslim boys gather in front of the camera, gossiping and attempting to unravel the mystery behind a fight that recently shook their circle.

As we enjoy our daily lives, there are many unsung heroes who serve as our bullet proof vests to safeguard our lives. This film tells the story about the dedication of the heroes from the Civil Defence (APM), St John Ambulance (SJAM), Lions Clubs as well as Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (PBS), putting their lives on the line to save others. Sometimes people forget that they have families, too. They often sacrifice much of their time away from their own families, whilst their families await anxiously for their safe return. During this Chinese New Year, will the heroes return home safely?

Two strangers visit the dark memories of them falling out of love, to truly heal from their past and connect to one another.

Young Syahirah and Fazlur are childhood sweethearts. They promised to marry when Fazlur returned from his studies abroad, but when he does return, he marries someone else. Heartbroken, Syahirah leaves for Uzbekistan, where she finds work. One day, she meets Iskandar, who convinces her to give love another chance.

Tells about a beautiful widow named Indah. Indah is often become the attraction because of her beautiful body and attractive appearance.

Darus runs for his life when his wealthy and ambitious uncle tries to marry him off to Zarinah, the daughter of a bank manager. He refuses to wed the girl because he already has a sweetheart. Darus also knows that the old man, who had been his guardian since he was young, needs to borrow money from the banker to finance an abandoned housing project. Darus' disappearance worries his uncle greatly. When he comes across Darus' 'double', the crafty old man decides to pass him off as his nephew.

Shot in the Kuala Lumpur red light district, this documentary revolves around Natasha, a Muslim Mak Nyah (male to female transsexual) who refuses to live life as a man in Malaysia.

Once again, Kampung Lompat Katak is disturbed by a viral ghost. The ghost's disturbance has caused Tok Hashim's plans to hold a thanksgiving ceremony for his wedding anniversary to be delayed. The arrival of Leha Letop and Cikgu Wahab in Kampung Lompat Katak further adds to the chaos for Tok Hashim and the villagers of Kampung Lompat Katak.

The story of the forest giant

Little 4-year-old Juliet is eating dinner with her 30-year-old Aunty Sunshine. Frustrated by Sunshine’s inability to break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Juliet starts to throw a tantrum. Through this, Juliet decides to teach Aunty Sunshine exactly how to cause a sensational break up.

Shari, a once successful filmmaker in his youth, is now stripped away from the glory and fame he had in the past. Now living a lonely life, an illness creeps over him slowly, consuming away the confidence of making a return to the film industry.

Solah, a very honest and kind. Solah condition often causes people to take advantage of her village. However, for Solah he only ran the task with sincerity.

This film is about a man that trying to make a living using the wrong method. How will he overturn his life to become a better man?

Village girl Amira goes to the city to look for a job. She starts working as a nurse at a hospital but while there, she is haunted by disembodied whispers from a mysterious woman.

If It’s Not Now, Then When? mostly takes place in an apartment inhabited by three members of a family (though never at the same time): mother Pearlly Chua (from Tsai Ming-liang’s I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone), daughter Tan Bee Hung and young son Kenny Gan. Their father seems recently to have died. The mother leaves early and returns late, out on long walks in the park with a lover whom the daughter and her best friend try to spy on. The daughter pecks away at a computer at work and has a desultory affair with her married boss, which he carries on between his business and family phone calls. And the son breaks into cars and “recycles” the electronics he finds.

A baby trafficking syndicate sells a baby to an interracial couple who have been unable to conceive their own. Soon, they find renewed joy that had since been lost over the past years of their marriage - as told through the perspective of the baby.

A disillusioned Malaysian film director battles strange forces hell-bent on destroying him as he embarks on the production of his latest soulless mainstream movie.

Her passion for ballet never comes in the way of abiding her religion. However, when Suraya lands a desired role for a special Adam & Eve performance, her priority becomes an obstacle as she slowly falls off- balance and breaks the rule of Islam, alongside her relationship with her mother. She finds herself in a situation where choice, is inevitable.

Aku No. 1 is the first film directed by Aznil Nawawi and starring himself along with Azwan Ali. Filming took 25 days. Some scenes of this movie are based on real events (Aznil and Azwan's rivalry).

Jay, a lonely coffee barista who works only the night shift encounters Eva who had just broke off with her boyfriend and also lost her cat.

A young girl finds a way to bring customers to her father's coffee shop before they get evicted.

Jep and Shuib scolded Mamat for his stubborn attitude who keeps disturbing their neighbor which is also Jep and Shuib's dream girl. As a result of their argument, Mamat disappeared on the first day of Ramadan. Jep and Shuib tried to look for Mamat and in the search, they find a truck coming out on the side road and have loads of contraband firecrackers. They both forget the purpose of finding Mamat and begin to pay attention to the contraband.

Haqim's life is at a standstill, having lost his girlfriend to his best pal. A chance encounter with the sensual Japanese girl Midori, rekindles his faith in love. Their growing passion takes on a sinister twist, when strange incidents befall those close to him. This forces Haqim to grapple with the truth that Midori's love comes at a deadly price. Meaning 'soul' in Japanese, KONPAKU challenges the concept of love, within the confines of one's faith and sexuality.

Datuk Imran who is busy businessman has less time with his children, Sofea & Afendi. One day, their family was shocked by the news of Affendi's death because of bullying.

The past life of a successful doctor named Alia with her disability brother. It centers around the lives of past successful doctor named Alia with a disabled brother. They were orphaned when both their parents died in a road accident. Demi sustain life, Alia and her brother sell Fried around the village. Following the difficulties of life, her brother was finally handed to the host family because Alia wants her ambition to be a doctor.

Goblin is a gripping exploration of friendship, love, and resilience in the face of psychological turmoil. When a casual LSD trip goes awry, a group of seven friends find themselves thrust into a nightmarish ordeal as one of them descends into psychosis. Forced to confront their deepest fears and darkest secrets, the friends must rely on each other's strength and support to survive a harrowing 12-hour ordeal. Through moments of shared terror and vulnerability, they discover the true depth of their connection, emerging from the experience forever changed. Disclaimer: This movie is in no way influenced by Gasper Noe’s Climax.

Portraying people living in the 1980s who are still crawled with superstition

When Julia and her bankrupt husband Romi are informed of their son's health, they decide to rob for funds but a miraculous incident causes them to switch bodies. Romi had to face the drama of women, and Julia had to live as a man. Did they succeed in finding their way back to their original bodies?

Sancho, a Spanish go-getter, arrives in Manila seeking for a job promised to him by his friend, Alonso. However, upon arriving in the Philippines he discovers that his friend has disappeared under strange circumstances. In his quest of locating Alonso, Sancho finds himself unwillingly caught up in a whirlwind that is the underworld of prostitution, drug trafficking and corrupted police from the hand of Alonso's girlfriend, Clarisse, a young prostitute. Throughout his investigation, that is nothing more than a flight forward, Sancho will stumble into the backstage of this tropical paradise of cheap beer and pretty women for sale. Facing a terrible decision to choose between his friend, and who he used to be, and her lover, whom he has madly fallen in love with.

60-year-old Ms Ong, runs a burger stall in a hawker center, under a bright blue tent. It is the only way she can earn money, to give 50 dogs a home, and a second chance at life. As better opportunities in life calls for her, she makes the decision to leave the stall that means a lot to her. As she bids farewell to her stall in her final working days, she still pours her heart out into each order.

It tells the story of Ridzuan, a father who is willing to do anything for his son. A father who makes the wrong decision in a desperate situation and ends up eating himself and his beloved child. A poor girl is sacrificed before she can fulfill her mother's desire. A greedy doctor who takes the opportunity to make millions of ringgit in profits just to live in luxury.

Tells the story of three friends, Tat, Ery and Shamim, who have escaped from circumcision four times. The various tricks that have been done by these three comrades simply to escape from circumcision in various forms have caused chaos among the villagers.

this story tells of Kelantan people who migrated to Kuala Lumpur.

“Acceptance” is a story of resilience in the face of economic hardships. The tense relationship between an elderly woman and her daughter-in-law acts as a micro example of the financial difficulties of the working class in Myanmar and exposes a conflicted family where generations can no longer connect. Nyi Zaw Htwe masterfully links the micro with the macro in this social and familial drama.

Zhi Xuan is a new teacher at her alma mater. One day, her troubled student, Zhe Yu commits a misdemeanour which reminds her of a past mistake. Zhi Xuan is determined to help her student solve his family problems, and also seeking redemption for herself.

Pekik is a documentary film that traces the roots and unique phenomena of the rich, vibrant and almost forgotten history known as the "Malaysian music scene".

film adaptation of the biography "Zaiton: Ceritaku". The film tells the life story of primadonna Zaiton Sameon, whose name used to be a household name once upon a time. Known for her song "Menaruh Harapan", the singing sensation was at the height of her career when a tragic incident befell her in the year 1990, which led to the downfall of her popularity and the death of her son Irwan.

Nina and Muna always quarrel to gain followers and the number of likes in social media. Nina & Muna's competition becomes heated once both of them discovers something unpleasant from each other.

Fragments of a dream that could have saved the world.

First time actor Adam Abu Bakar stumbles onto a movie audition that propels him into stardom as he immediately gets casted in the lead role of the most ambitious actor’s showreel in Malaysia. Adam Ashburn's Showreel is an experimental dark comedy that takes the form of an amateur Malaysian actor's showreel, dissecting and exploring the bizarre Malaysian filmmaking landscape with great cynicism and poetic justice. Adam Ashburn's Showreel is a love/hate letter to Malaysian cinema.

After a food delivery man died in an accident, can his transgender brother take care of their Alzheimer ridden father?

Two siblings decide to play outside late in the evening as it's about to get dark.

Ahmad is a student struggling in his exams. He tries to study late at night, however he can’t seem to make himself stay awake. After getting a bottle of pills from a stranger, he suddenly has the energy to stay up — but as the nights drag on, he realizes the pills do more than just keep him awake… they won’t let him sleep at all.

After missing the chance to say goodbye to her dying mother, musician Wang Pingxin breaks ties with her father and leaves her home in Sarawak behind. Years later, the sudden death of her fiancé leaves her not only grieving, but also responsible for a young boy—his son from a previous marriage. To repay mounting debts, Pingxin reluctantly agrees to join a reality show that takes her back to the place she once swore she'd never return. There, she discovers her father is now battling dementia. As old wounds resurface and unspoken regrets fill the silence, the unexpected journey of caregiving slowly transforms their fractured bond—offering a quiet path toward healing, forgiveness, and homecoming.

As the grand opening of her bakery approaches, Khairin juggles the pressures of entrepreneurship and a medical crisis, only to face an unexpected reunion with a former classmate-turned-doctor who once humiliated her, leading to a turbulent journey of unresolved pasts and fragile new beginnings.

Mimamen is a short documentary following five individuals clad in jumpsuits and one woman wielding a machete as they embark on an expedition into Malaysia's inaugural theme park, Mimaland. Abandoned since 1994, their mission is to uncover remnants of the park. Alongside their exploration, they engage with locals, seeking their perspectives on the theme park.

Documentary about the glorious and hard work of 3 Malaysian sprinters who created, held and broke the 100 meter record, namely Dr. M. Jegathesan, Watson Nyambek and Khairul Hafiz Jantan.

Sequel to Anak Pontianak. A Malay Shaw Brothers production.

Two women meet weekly to devise a performance on becoming their fictional characters. In this process personal stories co-exist with written texts, that leads to issues pertaining identity, nostalgia and longing.

Kyaukme A Kyin Thar (ကျောက်မဲအကျဉ်းသား) is a 1969 Burmese black-and-white action drama film, directed by San Shwe Maung starring Win Oo, Khin Than Nu, Aung Lwin, Phoe Par Gyi and San San Win

After failing to discover supernatural beings and spirits in famous haunted locations that are known for their local horror stories, a group of paranormal researchers gives up on the existence of such spiritual beings, until they discover an abandoned police station in Gombak.