Mountain of Gold (1995)
- Original title
- Hanyut
- Directed by
- U-Wei Haji Saari
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Malaysia
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Dutch trader in colonial Malaya chases a mythic gold mountain while dealing with his scheming wife, colonial authorities, and local political rivalries. His daughter's romance with a Malay prince complicates his ambitions.
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What happens
Hanyut (Drifting) is a Malaysian adventure drama film written and directed by U-Wei Haji Saari based upon Joseph Conrad's 1895 novel, Almayer's Folly. The movie tells the story of Almayer, a Dutch trader struggling to survive in Malaya at the turn of the 19th century. Almayer's dream of finding a mythical gold mountain is at odds with his plotting wife, colonial authorities, the political machinations of a local chief with Arab traders, and his daughter's love for a freedom-fighting Malay prince. The film was originally planned to be released after its completion in 2012. However, the release was postponed since December 2013 due to lack of promotional funding, in which director U-Wei had to request for RM 2 million from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia for marketing and local distribution purposes. It managed to get selected screenings in 150 cinemas across Indonesia in November 2014 under the name of Gunung Emas Almayer (Almayer's Golden Mountain). The film was eventually released in Malaysian cinemas on 24 November 2016, as told through a press conference on 13 October of the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Syahadat
Almayer's Folly (2011)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.