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Poison of the World

1950 · 109 min

A slow, earnest moral drama about a man drifting from his family, played with sincere feeling and gentle period charm.

Overview: Jamal the son of Kamal a woodsman owner is married to Aminah. Their marriage is blessed even more with Mardiana their new born. But their happiness was short lived when Jamal started to mix around with Harun and his bad influenced friends. Harun is an insurance representative who also works for Aishah the stunning beauty. Jamal is attracted to Aishah so much that he starts to abandon his family. Jamal had to spend a lot of his money to accompany Aishah who is used to the lifestyle of a rich person. Will Jamal ever repent and come back to his originally family and be the father figure he has been all these while?

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
betrayal
technology
morality
redemption
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: B. S. Rajhans
Written by: AR Iyer, Dato' S. Roomai Noor
Starring: Kasma Booty, Siput Sarawak, Osman Gumanti , Jaafar Wiryo, P. Ramlee, Supatri, Siti Tanjung Perak, Haji Gong
Cinematography: Chow Chan Kok
Runtime: 109 min
Country: Singapore
Languages: Malay

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