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Kaseh Sayang

1957 · 107 min

A slow, black-and-white melodrama that wrings quiet heartbreak from a custody struggle, asking you to sit with the pain of separated families.

Directed by
Phani Majumdar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Haji Mahadi, Neng Yatimah, Saadiah
Overview
Film Kaseh Sayang is a a Malay film which was published in Malaysia in 1957. The film issued in the form of black and white film without color. After entrusting her baby girl Sukartini to the servant, Kartini leaves Singapore with her husband, Sudanto, to avoid the war. Halimah, the servant takes great care of the child despite her hardship and poverty. After the liberation of Singapore, Kartini returns to take her child back. Halimah is not willing to let go of Sukartini and runs away with her. She is caught eventually and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment. Though Sudanto and his wife win the child over, their hopes are shattered, as the child does not regard them as her parents.

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Directed by
Phani Majumdar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Haji Mahadi, Neng Yatimah, Saadiah
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • class
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Phani Majumdar
Starring
Haji Mahadi, Neng Yatimah, Saadiah, Hashimah Yon, Jins Shamsudin, Siti Tanjung Perak, Malek Sutan Muda, S. Kadarisman
Runtime
107 min
Country
Singapore
Languages
Malay

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