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Anak Halal (2007) - User Reviews

Anak Halal
Release Date: 13th December 2007
Language: Malay
Running Time: 115 mins
 
Rating: U
Genre: Crime / Drama
Starring: Alan Arkin, Raja Farah, Farid Kamil, Maya Karin, Fasha Sandha
[full cast]
Directed by: Osman Ali
Local Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
 
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What I loved most: Realistic potrayal of the other side of KL, good & gorish action scenes

What I really hated: Some scenes too gorish by local film standard

If the director Osman Ali wish to make some social comment via this film, then this film is a success. Revolving around a group of freinds, the film begins with Hisham (ROSYAM NOR) a drug dealer being cornered by the police at a back alley. Unable to escape, Hisham had to hand over his young son to a homeless woman Mariam (MISLINA MUSTAFA in another accidental god mother role - remember Puaka Tebing Biru, also a film by Osman Ali?). Mariam names the baby "Indra Putra" and raises him like her own child. However, they were accidentally saparated and Putra was later raised by their neighbour Leha (KARTINA AZIZ) who is also the mother to his close freind Johanna. Years later, both Putra (FARID KAMIL) and Johanna aka Jo (MAYA KARIN) has grown up. Tomboyish Jo is secretly in love with Putra but has to keep it to herself when a beautiful rich girl named Atika (FASHA SANDHA) showed her interest with Putra and join their gang that made up of Ezan (ADIPUTRA) and his sister Miya (RAJA FARAH), Shah (REMY ISHAK) and Danial (BRONTE PALARAE). Ezan, faced with harrassment from the loan shark Tajol (ZUL HUZAIMI) and his sidekicks (FIZZ FAIRUS and FAUZI NAWAWI) have to resort to the drug trade to settle his debt, using his burger stall as a front to sell drug-laced "burger 20 sen". Putra later found out that Atika is a drug addict who gets her supply from Ezan and to make thing worst, both Ezan and Atika were killed because of drug. The death of two peoples close to his heart made Putra and his gang take revenge, killing Tajul and his sidekicks and subsequently confronting the leader of the group - Hisham. The film managed to potray realistically the other side of KL - dark back alleys, squaters and flat dwellings with the world famous Petronas Towers in the background. A social critic film in an entertaining way, however the film is not all about entertainment - you'll leave the cinema hall pondering on some issues highlighted in the film - drugs abuse & social upbringing etc. The fighting scenes in the film were also nicely chereographed and to certain extend, too gorish and grapical by the local film standard. Acting wise, all actors performed well throughout the film, you can feel their conflict reflected in their facial expression. Watch the film for some entertainment and serious after tought.

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