Malaysia 2007 Poster and details redfilms
Seen 8 April 2007
The first few shots bowled me over. The audience sees the cinematographer's sure hand in capturing the beauty of ordinary inanimate objects. Shadows, varying shades of gray, specks of colour and the brightness of the day. Excellent art direction. But what about the story itself.
Some may find the pace excruciatingly slow. The film has a simple story line which focuses on two sons' different approaches in making money out of their ancestral home. The father himself seems resigned to his fate of being ignored. The father only comes into the picture forcefully when one of the sons made a fundamental mistake. The son takes for granted that his big city experience would save the day and misuses the father's trust.
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