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Balik Kampung

1986

A gentle, good-natured comedy about friends finding their footing in the city, easy to watch and light on its feet.

Directed by
Zainal Othman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Imuda, Ebby Saiful, Halim Sabir
Overview
The film tells about three village boys Ebby, Muda and Halim who migrated to Kuala Lumpur in search of a job. In Kuala Lumpur, they live together in the house of their fellow friend from the same village. A lot of incidents happened that they experience as they live in Kuala Lumpur

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Directed by
Zainal Othman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Imuda, Ebby Saiful, Halim Sabir
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • work
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Zainal Othman
    Starring
    Imuda, Ebby Saiful, Halim Sabir, Mr.Os, Liza Abdullah, Noreen Noor, Izi Yahya, Shah Rezza
    Languages
    Malay

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