Tanda Putera (2013)

Directed by

Shuhaimi Baba

Genre

political film

Country

Malaysia

Runtime

1h 55m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the political partnership between Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak and his deputy Tun Dr Ismail after the 1969 racial riots. It shows their efforts to maintain national unity during a difficult period.

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What happens

Tanda Putera (English: The Mark of a Prince) is a 2013 Malaysian Malay-language historical political drama film directed by Shuhaimi Baba. The film chronicles the relationship between Tun Abdul Razak, who was the second Malaysian Prime Minister, and his then deputy Tun Dr Ismail set around the time after the 1969 racial riots. The film was intended to be released in Malaysian cinemas on 13 September 2012 but the release was delayed until 29 August 2013 due to some controversy regarding the portrayal of the racial riots being the plot point of the film. It is Shuhaimi Baba's sequel film to 1957: Hati Malaya in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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