Malaysia 2007 Poster and details chalanggai
Seen 25 July 2007
Simple premise. Girl wants to attend dance class and needs the money for this passion. The dancing bells, chalanggai,.makes its presence felt throughout the film. But girl has problems. Not well to do family, father deserting family, mother trying hard to make ends meet selling flowers, brother not that well off either, just helping at the neighbourhood car wash. The brother himself, has ambitions to better himself, saving some money to buy a motorcycle. But their daily lives seem to be on a downward spiral when the brother was involved in an accident and has to find other means to pay off the damages. Father comes onto the scene, bloodied. An occupational hazard. There is a bit of hope a few scenes later when brother realises he has to make a concerted effort to change his family's life. This turnaround came only after his best friend died.
A bare bones story but I guess it is reality.
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