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Paloh (2003)

Paloh poster
Directed by
Adman Salleh
Genre
historical film
Country
Malaysia
Runtime
2h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This historical drama follows lives intertwined during a violent period in Malaysia's past. It shows people enduring brutality and trauma, including sexual assault and terror.

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What happens

Paloh is a 2003 Malaysian Malay-language historical drama film directed by Adman Salleh. It is a second feature film co-produced by Filem Negara Malaysia and the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) after Embun (2002). This film is rated 18PL for strong brutal violence and terror throughout, sexual assaults, gruesome images and pervasive strong language. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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