Movie

Runi & Solah

2020

A gentle, cheerful village tale of childhood mischief and first crushes, with a warm community spirit and simple moral lessons.

Overview: Runi, a child born abroad, moves to Malaysia with his parents and settles in a village. Rahman and Salina try to accustom their children Rose and Runi to speak Malay. Now, Salina runs a business selling headscarves and prayer robes. Rahman then enrolls Runi in a Fardhu Ain class at the mosque taught by Ustaz Hafiz. Rose, who meets Ustaz Hafiz for the first time, immediately falls for him. Because of this, Rose starts wearing a headscarf and prepares food for him to break his fast. Runi begins his schooling. He is in the same class as Solah, Zaki, Ijam and Suraya. Solah and Ijam are quite mischievous and like to tease Runi. They notice that Suraya is always scolded for not completing her schoolwork. In the afternoon, Runi goes to Fardhu Ain class and Ustaz Hafiz teaches them the intention for fasting. One day, Runi, Zaki, Solah and Ijam peek into Suraya's house to find out why Suraya is always late in completing her schoolwork.
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, family, friendship, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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