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Apa Khabar Orang Kampung (2007)

Apa Khabar Orang Kampung poster
Original title
Apa khabar orang kampung
Directed by
Amir Muhammad
Genre
documentary film
Country
Malaysia
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary visits villagers in Malaysia and asks them about their lives. It uses a famous song as a framing device to connect their stories. The filmmaker travels to different communities and simply listens to what people have to say.

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What happens

Apa Khabar Orang Kampung (English title:Village People Radio Show) is a 2007 Malaysian documentary by Amir Muhammad. It was produced by Da Huang Pictures. Like its predecessor The Last Communist, it was banned in its home country but screened in several international film festivals. It premiered at the Berlinale in 2006. The title (Malay: "How are the villagers doing?") is a reference to a famous song by Sudirman Arshad of the same name that is used in both the opening and closing credits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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