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Malaysian historical action movie Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan, directed by Syamsul Yusof, has become the highest-grossing local film of all time in the Asian country, breaking the record set by the director’s own horror film Munafik 2 in 2018.
Mat Kilau has grossed $11.97m (RM53m) in 13 days across Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. While the producers only announce figures for the three territories combined, local distributors say the film has easily overtaken Munafik 2, which grossed $8.5m (RM37.74m) in Malaysia and $10.8m (RM48m) across the region. It has achieved that figure despite going up against Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion and Minions: The Rise Of Gru at the Malaysian box office.
Produced by Studio Sembara and distributed by Skop Productions, Mat Kilau tells the story of a legendary 19th Century Malay warrior, Mat Kilau, who fought against British colonisers and their high taxes.
The cast includes Adi Putra, playing central character Mat Kilau, along with Beto Kusyairy, Fattah Amin, Yayan Ruhian and Johan Asari. In addition to hit horrors Munafik and its sequel, actor-director Syamsul Yusof is also behind the popular KL Gangster franchise.
The film’s scorching run suggests Malaysian box office is recovering after two years of cinema closures due to Covid-19. Malaysia’s cinemas were forced to close in March 2020, and aside from a few small temporary openings, weren’t fully back in action until September 2021.
But Mat Kilau is also proving controversial: local news site Malaysiakini describes it as an “ethnonationalism film,” as the Malay characters are depicted as heroes, with all other races including Chinese and Indians playing villains. Malaysia has a racially diverse population with people of Malay,
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” has become Netflix’s latest Korean-made international hit. The Korean remake of “La Casa de Papel” (aka “Money Heist”) is in first place on the streaming giant’s Global Non-English top ten chart over the last week.The series premiered on Friday (June 24), meaning that it only had three days to claim its spot in chart that covers the period June 20-26.