''Fly by Night'' (,

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: ''Sebelum Pagi Berakhir'') is a 2018 Malaysian Mandarin-language

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crime thriller film. The film follows four taxi drivers who extort money from wealthy passengers. Things go wrong when one of them works with a victim, while an inspector and the criminal gang are in pursuit of them. It received positive reviews. It was released on 11 April 2019 in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

Synopsis

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, four taxi drivers run a low-profile extortion team by targeting passengers that they drive from the airport. They keep the scheme small, only blackmailing selected wealthy passengers. Among the drivers are two brothers, Tai Lo (Sunny Pang) and Sai Lo (Fabian Loo) who commit these crimes in order to pay off their debts. Things go wrong when the impulsive younger brother decides to work with one of their victims to blackmail her lover, while policeman Inspector Kamal and the criminal gang, hot on their heels are in pursuit of them. How far will they go?

Cast

* Sunny Pang as Tai Lo, older brother * Eric Chen as Ah Soon * Fabian Loo as Sai Lo, younger brother * Jack Tan as Gwai Lo * Frederick Lee as Jared *

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as Inspector Kamal * Joyce Harn * Ruby Yap aka Ruby Faye as Michelle * Shaun Chen * Mike Chuah * Pearlly Chua * John Tan * Ken Abdullah * Sarah Lian * Iedil Putra * Sabrena Khalid *

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as Alan

Release

The film is the theatrical director debut for Zahir Omar. The film had its world premiere at the

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in October 2018. It was then screened at the 3rd International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) and 2018 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. In early 2019, it was selected to be screened at the 2019

New York Asian Film Festival The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is a critically acclaimed film festival held in New York City, dedicated to the display of Asian Film Culture. The New York Asian Film Festival generally features contemporary premieres and classic titles ...

and

Santa Barbara International Film Festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. The festival boasts screenings of over 200 feature films and shorts from different countries and regions. SBIFF al ...

. It received positive reviews.

References

External links

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