Patrick Teoh
2021The Big Durian
Amir Muhammad
Amir Muhammad, Salleh Ben Joned
On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier 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. Why did he do it? Why were Malaysians so jittery at the time? And what happened next? "The Big Durian" speaks to 23 Malaysians (some real, some fictional) to find out.
The Big Durian
Sumolah
Afdlin Shauki
Afdlin Shauki, Awie
Ramlee (Afdlin Shauki) is a Malay boy doomer who can't seem to settle job, much to his Mother's (Kartina Aziz) disappointment. Out of a job and out of money, he stumble upon across a sushi challenge by restaurant owner Honda (Patrik Teoh) Hungry and desperate, Ramlee attempts the challenge, and fails. In compensation, Honda lets Ramlee take a job at the restaurant to pay off his due. Ramlee becomes a member of the shop staff, along with Haris (Awie) and Andy (Radhi Khalid). He learns that a part of his obligation is to participate in the Malaysia Sushi Association Amateur Sumo Wrestling Championships held by Japanese sushi restaurant owners.
Sumolah
The Blue Mansion
Glen Goei
Patrick Teoh, Louisa Chong
The Blue Mansion is a quirky murder mystery about a wealthy Asian tycoon who dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances. He returns as a ghost to try to uncover the secret of his death with the help of his family and the police.
The Blue Mansion
Karipap Karipap Cinta
Othman Hafsham
Gambit Saifullah, Melia Aimellia
Ali (Gambit Saifullah), a young and ambitious guy works for a company that publish political newspaper and mysterious magazine. His job is to take photograph of horror places and then modify it as it appear the ghost are visible. He falls for a cartoonist, Sarah (Melia Aimellia), who is an university graduate. In order to win Sarah’s heart he lies to her that he too was an university graduate from the same university as Sarah’s. One day he get to know Sarah’s father used to work with Dato Zidan, who is a political rival of Datuk Razali Bunari (Eman Manan), his own boss. Ali is required to expose Dato Zidan’s scandal by stealing his secret document. However, in order to win Sarah’s heart he decide to steal the secret document from his boss’s home and not to expose the scandal. Will he cover up the truth or expose everything out in the end for the sake of Sarah’s love?
Karipap Karipap Cinta
Return to Paradise
Joseph Ruben
Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
Return to Paradise
15MALAYSIA
Desmond Ng, Mussadique Suleiman
Sharifah Amani, Tian Chua
Fifteen short films with socio-economic subject matter by 15 directors of Malaysia's "New Wave" and "No Wave." 15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders. You may think of them as funky little films made by 15 Malaysian voices for the people of Malaysia.
15MALAYSIA
Anna and the King
Andy Tennant
Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
Anna and the King
Baik Punya Cilok
Afdlin Shauki
Afdlin Shauki, Hans Isaac
An amusing story about Wak and his friends who plan to rob a pawnshop when the owner, Tauke Wong, refuses to allow Wak to redeem his grandmother's brooch. After numerous discussions and rehearsals for the BIG robbery day, the guys fall into a trap! Someone else has stolen their thunder! Watch them try to get out of this mess as more surprises await them.
Baik Punya Cilok
Bernafas Dalam Lumpur
James Lee
Azman Hassan, Remy Ishak
7 years ago, small-time gangster Meor went missing. His wife Nina eventually re-married, to his best friend, Din. Din is a loving husband and doting father to their daughter, Mina, 5, and Rosli, 10, Nina's son with Meor. Despite this, he is having an affair with Liza, his feisty young secretary. To cover his tracks, Din pretends to drive graveyard shifts for his taxi driver friend, Azman. Din's cozy world goes Topsy-turvy when Meor suddenly reappears, with knock-on effects for the others. They each have to struggle with the question of relationships and loyalties, amidst a backdrop of urban decay and powerlessness. Are they prepared to give up what's comfortable for new possibilities? Where has Meor been all this time? And why is there a gun in his bag?
Breathing in Mud
Hanyut
U-Wei Haji Saari
Peter O'Brien, Adi Putra
The story of Almayer, a Dutch trader struggling to survive in Malaysia at the turn of the 19th Century. His dream of finding a mythical gold mountain is challenged by his scheming wife, the colonial authorities, the political machinations of the local chief and Arab traders, and his daughter's love for a freedom-fighting Malay prince.
Mountain of Gold
Sini Ada Hantu
James Lee
Alvin Wong, Baki Zainal
Rama is a supervisor who is looking for a driver at the last minute to deliver out of town. He manages to get Ah Meng and Bakri to do the task with additional overtime and bonus. The only catch is that they have to deliver a Chinese-style large wooden coffin on time. For the extra money, the two men take on the job and travel in the van through the quiet expressway. During the journey, the delivery van's radio player gets busted. To kill time, both men begin to tell ghost stories which they declare as genuine. Bakri starts off the ghost stories from his kampung that involves a young man and a banana tree spirit.
Here Got Ghosts
The Spiral
PF Wong
Siti Saleha, Peter Davis
Jon Caine, a respected lecturer in a university, was found missing. Three months later he resurfaced and massacred a group of civilians and police at a cafe. After being apprehended by Detective Inspector Aleana, he was sent to an asylum to be interrogated by a criminal psychologist, Dr Melanie Surya. Jon was erratic and psychotic, as well as deadly - traits that he didn't have before he went missing. Melanie soon learnt that her very existence is the key to Jon's sudden change of behavior and ultimately, she unlocked the secret that Jon has held inside him.
The Spiral
