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The Shadow of Death

1991 · 108 min

A busy police procedural woven with family and romance, earnest and melodramatic, moving briskly toward an unhappy turn.

Directed by
Yusof Haslam
Genres
Drama, Music, Action
Starring
Noor Kumalasari, Yusof Haslam, Sabree Fadzil
Overview
ASP Razlan, Inspector Farah, Detective Inspector Razif and Sally, a member of the Task Force Unit Royal Malaysia Police led by Superintendent Mansor, was given the task to beat a drug syndicates and international gun smuggling. Masta a widower apply Farah Farah for the happiness of their children but not the final say. Farah also having problems with her sister Ella, a rock singer who led his brother out of the house and stayed with Eddie children tycoon. Farah and Razlan relationship more closely. They plan to marry as soon as the cases handled completed. They both were subjected to unexpected accidents that occurred before Razlan and Farah married

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Directed by
Yusof Haslam
Genres
Drama, Music, Action
Starring
Noor Kumalasari, Yusof Haslam, Sabree Fadzil
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • love
    • family
    • justice
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama, music, action, romance
    Directed by
    Yusof Haslam
    Written by
    Yusof Haslam
    Starring
    Noor Kumalasari, Yusof Haslam, Sabree Fadzil, Nor Zila binti Haji Aminuddin, Faizal Hussein, A. Galak, Fid, Ishak Raja Etam
    Cinematography
    Bade Hj. Azmi
    Runtime
    108 min
    Country
    Malaysia
    Languages
    Malay

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