''Hail, Driver!'', or known as ''Prebet Sapu'' ( Malay) is a 2020 Malaysian Malay-language

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directed by Muzzamer Rahman. The film tells the story of an illegal e-hailing driver named Aman who is colour blind, his experiences of driving passengers in the nights of Kuala Lumpur, and a friendship with his customer, Bella, a mysterious escort. It is the Malaysian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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, but was not shortlisted. The film is released on 16 December 2021 at cinemas in Malaysia. The film is shot in

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Plot

2018. Aman drives an old car inherited from his late father from Pahang to capital Kuala Lumpur to follow his dreams of becoming a writer. Struggles to find a job and being homeless, he uses his room on wheels to work illegally as a e-hailing driver, as he does not have a proper driving license since he is

colour blind Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. It can impair tasks such as selecting ripe fruit, choosing clothing, and reading traffic lights. Color blindness may make some aca ...

. One night, he meets another urban-poor soul, Bella, an escort girl, who offers him a place to stay. In return, he must become her private driver for her night jobs.

Cast

* Amerul Affendi as Aman *

Lim Mei Fen Lim Mei Fen is a Chinese actress and producer. She debuted on 8TV's talent search program, '' I Wanna Be A Model'' in 2006. She became an actress shortly afterwards. She appeared on NTV7's game show, ''Deal or No Deal'' for two years from 200 ...

as Bella * Bront Palarae as Toompang Broker *

Sharifah Amani Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born 10 June 1986), better known by her stage name Sharifah Amani, is a Malaysian actress. She is the best known for her role as Orked in Yasmin Ahmad's 'Orked' trilogy (''Sepet, Gubra'' and ' ...

as Female Passenger 1 * Nadiya Nisaa as Female Passenger 2 * Jay Iswazir as Food Market Guy * Nam Ron as Blind Passenger *

Chew Kin Wah Chew Kin Wah (; born 30 September 1965) is a Malaysian actor of Chinese descent. In June 2018, he was listed as one of the 10 top Malaysian actors who gain recognition internationally by ''Harian Metro''. Born and raised in Ipoh, Perak, Kin ...

as Indonesian Passenger * Anas Ridzuan as Poster Boy * Roslan Madun as Politician * Megat Sharizal as Young Politician

Release

Principal photography was completed in 2017. The film premiered on 27 November 2020 at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in Indonesia. It was also screened at the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival in Indonesia, the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival in Canada, and the Asian Film Festival Barcelona in Spain. In November 2021, it was announced that the film had been selected by the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) as the Malaysian submission for Best International Feature Film at the

. The film was released in cinemas nationwide on 16 December 2021, in Malaysia.

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