A scene from Silat Warriors: Deed Of Death. Courtesy of WellGoUSA
Silat Warriors: Deed Of Death (originally titled Geran) is a martial arts drama offering some novelty, in that Malaysian action films haven’t been widely distributed on this side of the Pacific. Here we get plenty of intense, though mainly bloodless, fight sequences, but not much in the way of protagonists to care about. I should qualify the last half of that sentence – some of the character-defining exposition may have been lost in translation, or cultural transition.
Mat Arip (Fad Anuar) is such an unrepentant gambler and party animal that it’s hard to care what happens to him as he continually burdens his peasant family to financial and physical harm from his debts. Fortunately, his mom, brother and sister are skilled enough at hand-to-hand combat that they keep their heads above water, and on their shoulders, longer than appearances would foretell.
Silat Warriors: Deed Of Death (originally titled Geran) is a martial arts drama offering some novelty, in that Malaysian action films haven’t been widely distributed on this side of the Pacific. Here we get plenty of intense, though mainly bloodless, fight sequences, but not much in the way of protagonists to care about. I should qualify the last half of that sentence – some of the character-defining exposition may have been lost in translation, or cultural transition.
Mat Arip (Fad Anuar) is such an unrepentant gambler and party animal that it’s hard to care what happens to him as he continually burdens his peasant family to financial and physical harm from his debts. Fortunately, his mom, brother and sister are skilled enough at hand-to-hand combat that they keep their heads above water, and on their shoulders, longer than appearances would foretell.
- 7/16/2021
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As we have mentioned before, the epicenter of (Asian) martial arts productions have moved from Hong Kong to the Asean countries for some time now. Malaysian “Geran”, which won the prestigious Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Asian Cinema from New York Asian Film Festival is a proper testament to the fact.
“Geran” is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
The film revolves around a family of five, with the father, Pak Nayan, being a teacher of silat Gayong, the local martial art, and his three offsprings, Ali, Fatimah and Mat Arip, his long-time students. The latter one, however, is the black sheep of the family, with his constant gambling in illegal fights and drag races, which have caused a number of problems for the family. The worst, however, occurs when he steals the deed of the family’s land and pawns it to the local loan shark,...
“Geran” is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
The film revolves around a family of five, with the father, Pak Nayan, being a teacher of silat Gayong, the local martial art, and his three offsprings, Ali, Fatimah and Mat Arip, his long-time students. The latter one, however, is the black sheep of the family, with his constant gambling in illegal fights and drag races, which have caused a number of problems for the family. The worst, however, occurs when he steals the deed of the family’s land and pawns it to the local loan shark,...
- 11/27/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Five Flavours Asian Film Festival invite you for a journey through taste, colors, and sounds of the Asian continent, hoping they can provide food for your thoughts and solace for your spirits.
The Programme of this year’s Festival comprises more than forty titles representing the extreme variety of Asian cinemas – from horror cinema to sweet melodramas, from grasping auteur cinema to relaxing journeys around the continent.
All the films will be presented online between November 25 and December 6.
Preparing this year’s edition forced the organisers to face up to completely new challenges – from the matters of logistics to finding new ways of thinking about their mission, priorities, building bridges between filmmakers and audiences outside the screening rooms. The online edition of the Festival is not a compromise, but a different way to reach the, perhaps even wider, audiences, discover the rich variety of Asian cultures, and explore the contemporary...
The Programme of this year’s Festival comprises more than forty titles representing the extreme variety of Asian cinemas – from horror cinema to sweet melodramas, from grasping auteur cinema to relaxing journeys around the continent.
All the films will be presented online between November 25 and December 6.
Preparing this year’s edition forced the organisers to face up to completely new challenges – from the matters of logistics to finding new ways of thinking about their mission, priorities, building bridges between filmmakers and audiences outside the screening rooms. The online edition of the Festival is not a compromise, but a different way to reach the, perhaps even wider, audiences, discover the rich variety of Asian cultures, and explore the contemporary...
- 11/2/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
While “Geran” is Areel Abu Bakar’s directorial debut, he has been a cinematographer for nearly a decade. Bakar had the idea for the film about five years ago, three of which were spent raising funds. He wrote the original story and shot it himself. Although action films are very popular in Malaysia, they rarely focus on the traditional local martial arts, which is precisely what inspired Bakar to make something different. With a cast chock full of real-life silat exponents – and equal opportunity for women and children asskickers as well – the film achieves levels of authenticity and inclusion seldom seen in Malaysian cinema. Blending social relevance into his novel story and approach, the 34-year-old director has already proven himself a maverick on the rise. (source: New York Asian Film Festival)
On the occasion of “Geran” screening at New York Asian Film Festival, where it won the Daniel A. Craft...
On the occasion of “Geran” screening at New York Asian Film Festival, where it won the Daniel A. Craft...
- 9/8/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
As we have mentioned before, the epicenter of (Asian) martial arts productions have moved from Hong Kong to the Asean countries for some time now. Malaysian “Geran”, which won the prestigious Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Asian Cinema from New York Asian Film Festival is a proper testament to the fact.
Geran is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The film revolves around a family of five, with the father, Pak Nayan, being a teacher of silat Gayong, the local martial art, and his three offsprings, Ali, Fatimah and Mat Arip, his long-time students. The latter one, however, is the black sheep of the family, with his constant gambling in illegal fights and drag races, which have caused a number of problems for the family. The worst, however, occurs when he steals the deed of the family’s land and pawns it to the local loan shark,...
Geran is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The film revolves around a family of five, with the father, Pak Nayan, being a teacher of silat Gayong, the local martial art, and his three offsprings, Ali, Fatimah and Mat Arip, his long-time students. The latter one, however, is the black sheep of the family, with his constant gambling in illegal fights and drag races, which have caused a number of problems for the family. The worst, however, occurs when he steals the deed of the family’s land and pawns it to the local loan shark,...
- 8/31/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 19th New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has announced the names of the recipients of its Rising Star Award and Action Cinema Award, as well as the international jury members who will select the winner of the Nyaff “Uncaged” Competition Award during the upcoming virtual edition, running from August 28-September 12 on the Smart Cinema USA app. Tickets for this year’s special virtual edition go on sale August 23.
The 2020 Screen International Rising Star Award goes to South Korean actress Lee Joo-young for Baseball Girl, making its international premiere and screening throughout the festival. The award recognizes her daring choice of roles across her already diverse body of work, as well as her fierce commitment to every performance, whether in indie cinema, where she already stands as a star, or the TV drama scene. These notable traits are exemplified by her tour-de-force turn as the eponymous underdog female athlete in Baseball Girl.
The 2020 Screen International Rising Star Award goes to South Korean actress Lee Joo-young for Baseball Girl, making its international premiere and screening throughout the festival. The award recognizes her daring choice of roles across her already diverse body of work, as well as her fierce commitment to every performance, whether in indie cinema, where she already stands as a star, or the TV drama scene. These notable traits are exemplified by her tour-de-force turn as the eponymous underdog female athlete in Baseball Girl.
- 8/24/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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