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Bahalol

2022 · 88 min

A quiet, heartfelt character study that asks you to sit with a man's daily struggles and his mother's fierce, anxious love.

Directed by
Que Haidar, Zainorhisyam Samudin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sobri Anuar, Liza Othman, Sani Sudin
Overview
Bahalol tells the story of an autistic young man in his 40s named Bilal who lives with his mother Rokiah. His mother tried to best prepare him facing the outside world in case she passed away.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Que Haidar, Zainorhisyam Samudin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sobri Anuar, Liza Othman, Sani Sudin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Que Haidar, Zainorhisyam Samudin
Written by
Rahhiemi Alias, Harith Baharudin
Starring
Sobri Anuar, Liza Othman, Sani Sudin, Wan Azli Wan Jusoh
Cinematography
Idham Mad Din
Runtime
88 min
Country
Malaysia
Languages
Malay

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