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Hang Jebat

1961 · 116 min

A stately, tragic legend of friendship and duty, unfolding with theatrical gravity and a slow-building sense of inevitable betrayal.

Overview
Inspired by a Malay legend about two friends whose relationship is tested by conflicting loyalties.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • justice
  • power
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Hussein Haniff
Written by
Ali Aziz
Starring
Nordin Ahmad, M. Amin, Latifah Omar, Mahmud June, Rosnani Jamil, Shariff Medan, Siput Sarawak, Abdullah Sani
Runtime
116 min
Country
Malaysia
Languages
Malay

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