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Sepet (2004)

Sepet poster
Directed by
Yasmin Ahmad
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Malaysia
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese boy and a Malay girl fall in love in a small Malaysian town. Their relationship navigates cultural differences and family expectations.

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What happens

Sepet (English: Slit Eyes) is a 2005 Malaysian Malay-language teen romantic comedy-drama film set in Ipoh, Malaysia. Directed by Yasmin Ahmad, it tells of a love that blooms between a Chinese boy and a Malay girl. Sepet is a Malay word which, in this context, refers to the 'slit eyes' of the Chinese. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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