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Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004)

Puteri Gunung Ledang poster
Directed by
Saw Teong Hin
Genre
drama film
Country
Malaysia
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sultan of Malacca sends messengers to court a legendary princess who lives on Mount Ledang. The princess sets impossible demands to test his love.

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What happens

Puteri Gunung Ledang (English: Princess Of Mount Ledang) is a 2004 Malaysian Malay-language epic period fantasy romance film directed by Saw Teong Hin. The film is based on the Malay legend of the Gunung Ledang princess, who is said to have lived on top of Gunung Ledang, and a Malaccan sultan's effort to court her. The film stars Tiara Jacquelina (who also co-produces it alongside Shazalli Ramly), M. Nasir and Adlin Aman Ramlie. It was the first big-budget Malaysian movie ever made, with a production cost of US$4 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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