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Pulang

2018 · 120 min

A slow, heartfelt journey across generations and oceans, blending longing and loss with quiet hope.

Directed by
Kabir Bhatia
Genres
Drama, Romance, Adventure
Starring
Remy Ishak, Puteri Aishah, Alvin Wong
Overview
In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

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Directed by
Kabir Bhatia
Genres
Drama, Romance, Adventure
Starring
Remy Ishak, Puteri Aishah, Alvin Wong
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • identity
  • memory
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, adventure
Directed by
Kabir Bhatia
Written by
Ahmad Izham Omar, Mira Mustaffa
Starring
Remy Ishak, Puteri Aishah, Alvin Wong, Azrel Ismail, Erwin Dawson, Juliana Evans, Jalaluddin Hassan, Rahim Razali
Cinematography
Zambree Haras
Runtime
120 min
Country
Malaysia
Languages
Mandarin, English, Malay

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