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Village Neighbours

1965 · 102 min

A patient, humane portrait of a community, weaving everyday gossip and quiet heartaches into a rich social tapestry.

Directed by
Hussein Haniff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rose Yatimah, Siput Sarawak, Yusof Latiff
Overview
"'Jiran Sekampung' is an ambitious [social-realist] ensemble film that ties together overlapping story-strands. (...) It seeks to function like a microcosm of contemporary Malay society. There's envy and backbiting, but also love and understanding. People are conscious of status. The old are quick to judge the young. Men are socially privileged, but women sometimes make their own worst enemies." (Amir Muhammad, '120 Malay Movies', 2010)

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Directed by
Hussein Haniff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rose Yatimah, Siput Sarawak, Yusof Latiff
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • gender
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hussein Haniff
Written by
Hussein Haniff
Starring
Rose Yatimah, Siput Sarawak, Yusof Latiff, Ahmad Osman, Salleh Melan, Neng Yatimah, Mariam Rahim
Runtime
102 min
Languages
Malay

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