Pulang (2018 film)

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Pulang (2018 film) - Wikipedia

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Pulang
Directed by	Kabir Bhatia
Screenplay by	Mira Mustaffa Ahmad Izham Omar
Story by	Ahmad Izham Omar Omar Othman
Produced by	Irene Mariena Mohamad
Starring	Remy Ishak Puteri Aishah Alvin Wong Azrel Ismail Erwin Dawson Juliana Evans
Cinematography	Zambree Haras
Edited by	Kabir Bhatia Naeim Ghalili
Music by	Aubrey Suwito
Production companies	Primeworks Studios Grand Brilliance
Distributed by	Primeworks Distribution Netflix
Release date	July 26, 2018 (2018-07-26)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Languages	Malay English
Budget	MYR 6 million

Pulang (English: Come Back) is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language adventure drama film directed by Kabir Bhatia based on the screenplay by Mira Mustaffa and Ahmad Izham Omar and story by izham and his father, Omar Othman from the true story of Omar.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Around the 1940s when Japan conquered Malaya, Othman, a sailor who wanted to change the fate and life of his family by following an adventure sailing around the world. Before sailing, he had promised that he would return with riches for his wife Che Thom and their son, Omar. With patience, his wife accepted his departure and faithfully waited for her husband's return for 61 years.

Cast

Remy Ishak as Othman
Puteri Aishah as Thom
Alvin Wong as Lum
Azrel Ismail as Omar
Erwin Dawson as Ahmad
Juliana Evans as Alia
Jalaluddin Hassan as Omar (50s)
Rahim Razali as Jamil (90s)
Sherry Al Jeffry as Thom (70s)
Aida Khalida as Jaybah
Idan Aedan as Omar 11 years
Akmal Ahmad as Karim
Nur Akhtar Mohamad Amin as Salmah
Iman Haidar as Omar 6 years
Syazuwan Hassan as Cikgu Hassan

Production

Pulang is based on a true story of a sailor in the 1940s. It was directed by Kabir Bhatia, an Indian-born film director known for films such as Cinta (2006), Stamp (2009) and Nur Kasih The Movie (2011).^[3] The script of the film was written by Kabir's wife, Mira Mustaffa together with Ahmad Izham Omar. The cost of making this film is estimated to be RM 6 million, while the cost of the computer generated images is reported to be RM2 million with the help of Basecamp VFX.^[4]

The original idea of this film was given by the Chief Executive Officer of Media Prima Television Network Berhad, Datuk Ahmad Izham Omar which is based on a real event containing dramatic elements and also features a story that is certainly quite tragic in a different era, it also features the era of conquest Japan during the Second World War.^[5]

Casting

All the actors involved went through an audition session conducted by Kabir to choose the right actors to play their respective roles. Azrel Ismail, who is famous for his roles in dramas and telefilms, plays the role of Omar; Azrel admitted that his dream of acting with Remy Ishak came true in this film and was excited to be able to work under Kabir's direction. Former Dewi Remaja 2014/15 alumni, Puteri Aishah played the role of Che Thom; Pulang is his acting debut.^[6]^[7] Remy who previously acted in several films directed by Kabir, played the role of Othman; he initially thought the script was good and still could not imagine how computer generated image (CGI) techniques would be used.^[7]^[8] For this film, he camped for two weeks in Terengganu.^[8]

References

^ "Film Review: Pulang (2018) by Kabir Bhatia". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ "Pulang Review: It Sure As Heck Looks Gorgeous". Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ Ramli, Bibi Nurshuhada (2016-10-07). "Indian director Kabir Bhatia 'returns' with new Malaysian film, Pulang | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ Rahman, Ridzuan Abdul (2018-06-24). "CGI Pulang dinanti peminat". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ Salma (2018-02-05). "PULANG FILEM BERPROFIL TINGGI 2018?". XTRA. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ Rahman, Ridzuan Abdul (2018-06-28). "Puteri teruja menunggu Pulang". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ ^a ^b "Remy Ishak, Puteri Aishah berdebar nantikan sambutan filem 'Pulang'". BERITA Mediacorp. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ ^a ^b arini (2018-06-26). "Ini 5 Fakta Filem Pulang". OHBULAN!. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

External links

Pulang on Netflix
Pulang at IMDb

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