The Big Durian (film)
| The Big Durian | |
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| Directed by | Amir Muhammad |
| Produced by | James Lee Sylvia Tan |
| Cinematography | Woo Ming Jin |
| Edited by | Terence Raj |
| Music by | Hardesh Singh |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Languages | English Malay |
The Big Durian is a 2003 Malaysian film by Amir Muhammad that combined documentary with fiction. It created history by being the first (and only) Malaysian film to screen at the Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier, Prebet Adam ran amok with an M16 in the area of Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots.
Cast
[edit]The Big Durian features 23 people: some are actors, while others are expressing their personal opinions. The first group includes Patrick Teoh, Low Ngai Yuen, Jo Kukathas and Rashid Salleh; while the latter include Farish A. Noor, Nam Ron, Anne James and Chacko Vadaketh.
Release
[edit]The Big Durian screened in over 30 film festivals, including the Singapore International Film Festival and Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival[2] in 2003 (the former being a world premiere) to the Sundance Film Festival,[3] the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival in the following year.[4]
Critical response
[edit]Variety magazine said: "Ambitious, sleek-looking docu examines wide array of ethnic, religious and political divisions in modern Malaysia."[5] The Village Voice said that it is an "impertinent love-letter to the citizens of Kuala Lumpur that does not let them off the hook for their apathy."[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Andrea LeVasseur (2012). "Movie Reviews". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "YIDFF: Publications: YIDFF 2003 Official Catalog". www.yidff.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "The Big Durian". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ The Big Durian (2003) | MUBI (in Portuguese), retrieved 2024-01-03
- ^ Review in Variety
- ^ Review in The Village Voice by Dennis Lim
External links
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