The Arsonist
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
U-wei Bin Hajisaari
Khalid Salleh
Ngasrizal Ngasri
Anwar Idris
Jamaludin Kadir
Azizah Mahzan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A principled itinerant laborer, Kakang, proud of his Javanese heritage, is trying to bring up his children in Malaysia and instill in them his own strong values. Kakang is a man who clearly understands the social inequities that allow him to be exploited. Unfortunately, Kakang chooses arson as the medium of his defiance. This has a profound effect on Kakang's youngest son, who shares his father's uncompromising attitude.
Director
U-wei Bin Hajisaari
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 17-28, 1995.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 24 - September 4, 1995.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 22 - April 7, 1996.
Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 1995.
35mm from Beta
color
