The Arsonist
The Arsonist | |
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Directed by | U-Wei Haji Saari |
Written by | U-Wei Haji Saari |
Based on | Barn Burning by William Faulkner |
Produced by | Tini Arshad U-Wei Haji Saari |
Starring | Ngasrizal Ngasri |
Cinematography | Ali Kong Hussein |
Edited by | Roslan Ramli |
Music by | Embie C. Noer[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | Malaysia |
Language | Malay |
The Arsonist (Malay: Kaki bakar) is a 1995 Malaysian drama film directed by U-Wei Haji Saari based on the 1939 short story Barn Burning by William Faulkner.[2] It was first screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival,[3] then later into Malaysian cinemas in 2001.[2]
Cast[]
- Khalid Salleh as Kakang
- Ngasrizal Ngasri as Raden Mas Kesuma, Kakang's youngest son
- Azizah Mahzan as Kakang's wife
- Anwar Idris as Mustapha
- Jamaluddin Kadir as Tuan Kassim
- Kuswadinata as Tok Empat
References[]
- ^ James, Caryn (6 April 1996). "Movie Review - FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: Faulkner, Set in Malaysia". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Recently there was a screening of the first Malaysian movie to make Cannes". The Daily Seni. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Arsonist". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
External links[]
- The Arsonist at IMDb
Categories:
- 1995 films
- Malay-language films
- 1995 drama films
- Films based on works by William Faulkner
- Malaysian films
- Malaysian drama films
- Films directed by U-Wei Saari
- Films with screenplays by U-Wei Saari
- Films based on short fiction
- Malaysian film stubs
- 1990s drama film stubs