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Blood Brothers (2025)

Blood Brothers poster
Original title
Blood Brothers: Bara Naga
Directed by
Abhilash Chandra, Syafiq Yusof
Genre
action, crime, drama, thriller
Country
Malaysia
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
17+
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of brothers get caught up in a violent conflict. The film follows their fight for survival and loyalty.

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What happens

Blood Brothers: Dragon Embers (Malay: Blood Brothers: Bara Naga) is a 2025 Malaysian Malay-language action thriller film directed by Syafiq Yusof and Abhilash Chandra, starring Sharnaaz Ahmad, Shukri Yahaya, Syafiq Kyle, Syazwan Zulkifly, Amelia Henderson, Wan Hanafi Su, and Zamarul Hisham. The film was released in cinemas on 10 April 2025 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Skop Productions. The film received positive reviews from critics who praised action, acting, direction and cinematography but criticize the plot, twist and lack of character development. It grossed over 80 million at the box office against its 7 million budget, making it the second highest grossing local film in Malaysia after Mat Kilau. A sequel is reportedly in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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