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Penyamun Tarbus

1981 · 90 min

A breezy, silly caper full of slapstick chases and bumbling crooks that plays like a cheerful weekend matinee.

Directed by
Aziz Sattar
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Ibrahim Pendek, Aziz Sattar, A R Badul
Overview
A rich man, Tuan Syed hides all his business records in a safe to avoid paying taxes. Three thieves, Aziz Satar, Ibrahim Pendek and Sudin steal the records and a fez to get back at Tuan Syed who rejected their job applications on the excuse that they are too old. Tuan Syed dare not report the theft fearing his secret will come out. So he hires private investigators Badul, Raja Ismail, Aznah and Jastina to find the thieves.

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Directed by
Aziz Sattar
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Ibrahim Pendek, Aziz Sattar, A R Badul
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • crime
  • greed
  • justice
  • work
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
90 min
Languages
Malay

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