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Rombengan

2025 · 90 min

A quiet, character-driven drama about shame and family loyalty, unfolding slowly through small everyday tensions and moral friction.

Directed by
Zainorhisyam Samudin
Starring
Que Haidar, Nabila Huda, Darien Aeldra
Overview
An ustaz is ashamed of his father's business, a 'bundle' shop near the alley of immorality, and is worried that it will affect his reputation.

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Directed by
Zainorhisyam Samudin
Starring
Que Haidar, Nabila Huda, Darien Aeldra
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • identity
    • class
    • morality
    • rebellion
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    Zainorhisyam Samudin
    Starring
    Que Haidar, Nabila Huda, Darien Aeldra, Nesa Idrus, Jay Iswazir, Faris Dzil, Jalil Hamid, Rosdeen Suboh
    Runtime
    90 min
    Languages
    Malay

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