''Zombi Kampung Pisang'' (Kampung Pisang's Zombies) is a 2007 Malaysian Malay-language horror

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

film directed by

Mamat Khalid Mohamad Mohamad Khalid, known professionally as Mamat Khalid (6 April 1963 – 24 October 2021) was a Malaysian screenwriter, film director, and occasional actor. He was the younger brother of cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better know ...

. The whole story happens in one night, taking place in a

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named Kampung Pisang ("

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Village" in

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) and its surroundings. (The dialect used by the characters suggests that the village is located somewhere in rural

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- the director himself hails from this

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Plot

The story starts when Husin is asked by few village boys on his way home to hang out with them during their guitar playing sessions. Husin decides to join them. Eventually they get spotted and is given a scolding by an elder named Pak Abu, who was on his way back home from the

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after the Isyak prayers. Halfway through his scolding of them, Pak Abu suddenly freezes in motion and falls, at which point Husin and the other boys carry Pak Abu home. Mat Karen calls the head of the village to Pak Abu's house. Things turn chaotic when Pak Jabit, the village head, is also knocked out. They then decide to call the village's

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Sofi. Sofi checks both Pak Abu and Pak Jabit and declares them both already dead. While they discuss what happened, Pak Abu's daughter Muna screams in horror - the bodies of Pak Abu and Pak Jabit have somehow disappeared. Shocked with the incident, Husin and Sofi rush to their

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and drum on the old

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to gather the villagers. After they inform the villagers of these events, some of the villagers start to speculate of the paranormal activities that might be happening around them. Their fears soon become a reality:

zombies A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in whic ...

start to appear all across the village, the victims encountering them with hilarious results.

Cast

Awie Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, and actor. Awie is considered one of the greatest Malaysian vocalist of all time. Born in Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Awie ...

as Husin * Ezlynn as Maimon * Que Haidar as Deris *

AC Mizal Dato' Mizal Zaini, known professionally as AC Mizal (born 21 December 1971), is a Malaysian actor, singer, comedian, TV host and former radio presenter. Early life Mizal was born on 21 December 1971 in Johor Bahru, Johor. He is the son of D ...

Mat Karan *

Soffi Jikan Mohammad Shoffi bin Jikan (born 13 November 1970) is a Malaysian actor, singer, and director. Personal life On 13 May 2019, Sofi was ordered to defend himself by Mahkamah Petaling Jaya on charges of using marijuana. Filmography Film Tele ...

as Sofi * Hamid Gurkha as Pak Mail * Nadia Mustafar as Munah * Man Kadir as Pak Jabit * Zami Ismail as Pak Abu * Ruminah Sidek as Mak Som Jamaliah * Usop Wilcha as Usop * Lan Pet Pet as Inspector Cenehom * Loloq as A. Kamsan * Jalil Hamid as Pak Munawir * Dewa Sapri as Cik Purnama * Ilya Buang as Konstabel Fauzi/Pian RELA * Hamdan Ramli as Chief District Police *

as MK (special appearance)

Sequels

* Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah (2010) * Hantu Kak Limah: Husin, Mon dan Jin Pakai Toncit (2013) * Zombie Kilang Biskut (2014) *

Hantu Kak Limah ''Hantu Kak Limah'' (initially known as ''Hantu Kak Limah 3'') is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language horror comedy film directed by Mamat Khalid. It is a sequel to ''Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah'' (2010) and ''Husin, Mon dan Jin Pakai Toncit'' (2013) ...

(2018)

References

External links

* 2008 films 2000s comedy horror films Malaysian comedy horror films Zombie comedy films Films directed by Mamat Khalid Films with screenplays by Mamat Khalid Tayangan Unggul films Films produced by Gayatri Su-Lin Pillai 2007 comedy films 2007 films 2008 comedy films Malaysian zombie films {{Malaysia-film-stub