What makes a Malaysian film 'Malaysian'?

I JUST watched the film “Duan Nago Bogho”, written and directed by popular actor and comedian Sabri Yunus. If you grew up in the pre-Astro and pre-internet 1990s, you would have known him from the popular 1990s TV show “Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu”. I’ll put my foot down on this: the film is a winne...

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Published: The Malaysian Insight 2023
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2480/
https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/index.php/s/425239
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Summary:I JUST watched the film “Duan Nago Bogho”, written and directed by popular actor and comedian Sabri Yunus. If you grew up in the pre-Astro and pre-internet 1990s, you would have known him from the popular 1990s TV show “Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu”. I’ll put my foot down on this: the film is a winner as it is a rare Malaysian film that balances all the components of art, culture, history and heritage in one entertaining package that isn’t cringeworthy.