''Punggok Rindukan Bulan'' (English title: This Longing) is a 2008
Malaysian film in the
Malay language. It was directed by
Azharr Rudin and produced by
Da Huang Pictures. It premiered at the 2008
Pusan International Film Festival.
[ It was shot entirely in the southern city of ]Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
, mostly at the low-cost Bukit Chagar flats[ the 2008 Jakarta International Film Festival and 2009 ]BAFICI
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It screened in limited release in Malaysia through Golden Screen Cinemas International Screens from 25 September 2008.
Unusually for a Malaysian film ''Punggok Rindukan Bulan'' contains no music or songs.
The film was produced with the aid of grants from Multimedia Development Corporation
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and Krishen Jit Astro fund.
Synopsis
A film about a boy, barely in secondary school, Sidi and his father Adman, who both unknowingly cope with the sudden absence of a key female figure in their life. In a probable separate story, a boyish young woman returns to photograph the backdrop of her past. Set in the border town of Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The literal meaning of the title is a Malay saying like "the owl misses the moon" a reflection of unrequited (and unconsummated) longing.
Production information
Cast
Saeful Nazhif Satria ... ''Sidi''
Sahronizam Noor ... ''Adman''
Maya Karin ... ''Umi''
Salehuddin Abu Bakar ... ''Lelaki Kurang Kemas''
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 ''M ...
... ''Riza''
Crew
Azharr Rudin ... Writer/Director/Editor
Amir Muhammad ... Producer
Tan Chui Mui ... Executive Producer
Sidi Saleh ... Director of Photography
Hairul Askor Salleh ... Assistant Director/ Production Manager
References
External links
Punggok Rindukan Bulan
at the Internet Movie Database.
Punggok Rindukan Bulan
at Da Huang Pictures.
2008 films
Malay-language films
Malaysian independent films
2008 independent films
Da Huang Pictures films
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