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Heri Bota

2020 · 90 min

A gentle, lightly comic village-to-city story about a young man seeking his father's respect, easy to watch and quietly heartfelt.

Overview
Because of his dad always looked down on him, Heri decided to leave his village and move to Kuala Lumpur. One year later, he made headline in Bota's village when Heri appeared in the newspaper, as an Actor.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • ambition
  • parenthood
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
M. Hafiez Othman
Written by
M. Hafiez Othman
Starring
Aedy Ashraf, Noorkhiriah, Kazar Saisi, Hamdan Ramli, Dewa Sapri, Delimawati, Nor Azhar Buyong, Zamree Mohd Yatim
Cinematography
Mohamed Azwan Abdul Wahab
Runtime
90 min
Country
Malaysia
Languages
Malay

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