The tickets were sold out an hour
beforehand in 22nd Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF),
it had passed the Singapore censorship without cut with M18 rating but special
police permit was required for the talk in conjunction with the
screening!
Also passed without a cut back home in Malaysia but not permitted to screen publicly.
Who cares! Now you can own the DVD and play it a million times at home!!
A Year That Shook the Nation
In September 1998, Anwar Ibrahim was sacked as Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. His expulsion and subsequent trial for corruption and sodomy triggered a wave of street protests by his supporters and those who were against the authoritarian rule of the government. The label for this movement and era was 'reformasi' (reformation).
Malaysian Gods takes a look at several pivotal protests that took place in the year following his sacking. It eschews archive footage in favour of interviews with people who are living, working in or visiting the actual locations of the demonstrations, about a decade later. All the interviews are done in Tamil, the main language of the smallest of the three major ethnic groups. What do people now have to say about their lives, hopes and dreams? And have the socio-political markers of Malaysian society changed all that much since then?
Inspired
by the book "Face Off: A Malaysian Reformasi Diary" by Sabri
Zain.
Director : Amir Muhammad
Year of Production : 2009
Country of Production : Malaysia
Duration : 70 Minutes
Language : Tamil
Subtitle : English
Aspect Ratio : 4:3 DVD Region : ALL
Crew:Director/ Producer: Amir Muhammad
Executive Producer: Tan Chui Mui
Line Producer: Jasminatha Teo Ai Sing
Camera: Shan
Editor: MS Prem Nath
Closing Song: Couple
Link:
IMDB
amirmu.blogspot
Official Website
Review:
SIFF after premiere
This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 03 May, 2009.
