Cinema
Bukit Kepong
Jins Shamsuddin · 1981
Synopsis
At the beginning of the Emergency, in Johor, the small police post of Bukit Kepong watches with its men and their families over the neighbouring villages, under the command of Sergeant Jamil Mohd Shah. On 23 February 1950, fighters of the Malayan Communist Party attack the post, and the policemen prepare to defend it.
Context
Jins Shamsuddin directed the film and himself played the sergeant, surrounded notably by A. Rahim, Hussein Abu Hassan and Yusof Haslam. Shot in Malay, with passages in English and Mandarin, it runs a little under two hours and claims fidelity to the historical facts of the attack. Restored in high definition in the mid-2010s, it is now streamed online under its original title.
Who it is for
A war film in Malay, about an episode of colonial Malaya, which assumes knowledge of the context of the struggle against the communist guerrillas.
Prizes and reception
Best film at the third Malaysian Film Festival, in 1982, among a host of awards.
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