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Polygamy

1940

A slow-burning domestic melodrama of jealousy and cruelty, watching a household turn poisonous feels tense and quietly devastating.

Directed by
Wan Hoi-Ling, Hou Yao
Starring
Ibrahim Yem, Tinah, Habsah
Overview
A rich man has two wives and two brothers-in-law, each of them related to one of the wives. When he decides to go to England, he takes his first wife's brother with him. During his absence, his second wife, with the help of her brother, treats the first wife badly, eventually trying to get rid of her after she gives birth to a baby boy. The first wife, to save herself and her baby from being burnt, is forced to leave the house.

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Directed by
Wan Hoi-Ling, Hou Yao
Starring
Ibrahim Yem, Tinah, Habsah
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • family
  • power
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Wan Hoi-Ling, Hou Yao
Starring
Ibrahim Yem, Tinah, Habsah, Haji Gong, Puteh Lawak
Languages
Malay

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