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The Big Durian
The Big Durian
Directed by	Amir Muhammad
Produced by	James Lee; Sylvia Tan
Cinematography	Woo Ming Jin
Edited by	Terence Raj
Music by	Hardesh Singh
Running time	74 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Languages	English; Malay

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The Big Durian is a 2003 Malaysian film by Amir Muhammad that combined documentary with fiction. It created history by being the first (and only) Malaysian film to screen at the Sundance Film Festival.^[1]

Synopsis

On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier, Prebet Adam ran amok with an M16 in the area of Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots.

Cast

The Big Durian features 23 people: some are actors, while others are expressing their personal opinions. The first group includes Patrick Teoh, Low Ngai Yuen, Jo Kukathas and Rashid Salleh; while the latter include Farish A. Noor, Nam Ron, Anne James and Chacko Vadaketh.

Release

The Big Durian screened in over 30 film festivals, including the Singapore International Film Festival and Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival^[2] in 2003 (the former being a world premiere) to the Sundance Film Festival,^[3] the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival in the following year.^[4]

Critical response

Variety magazine said: "Ambitious, sleek-looking docu examines wide array of ethnic, religious and political divisions in modern Malaysia."^[5] The Village Voice said that it is an "impertinent love-letter to the citizens of Kuala Lumpur that does not let them off the hook for their apathy."^[6]

References

^ Andrea LeVasseur (2012). "Movie Reviews". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^ "YIDFF: Publications: YIDFF 2003 Official Catalog". www.yidff.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
^ "The Big Durian". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
^ The Big Durian (2003) | MUBI (in Portuguese), retrieved 2024-01-03
^ Review in Variety
^ Review in The Village Voice by Dennis Lim

External links

The Big Durian at IMDb
DVD sales link

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[1] Andrea LeVasseur (2012). "Movie Reviews". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[2] "YIDFF: Publications: YIDFF 2003 Official Catalog". www.yidff.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

[3] "The Big Durian". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

[4] The Big Durian (2003) | MUBI (in Portuguese), retrieved 2024-01-03

[5] Review in Variety

[6] Review in The Village Voice by Dennis Lim

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+'''''The Big Durian''''' is a 2003 [[Malaysia]]n film by [[Amir Muhammad (director)|Amir Muhammad]] that combined [[Documentary film|documentary]] with [[fiction]]. It created history by being the first (and only) Malaysian film to screen at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/302391/The-Big-Durian/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021033639/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/302391/The-Big-Durian/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-21|title=Movie Reviews|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Andrea LeVasseur|date=2012|accessdate=19 June 2018}}</ref>
 == Synopsis ==
-On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier ran [[amok]] with an [[M16 rifle|M16]] in the area of [[Chow Kit]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots. A few days later, the government of Dr. [[Mahathir Mohamad]] began a nationwide crackdown by detaining over 100 opposition leaders and members of [[civil society]] organizations, in what became known as [[Operation Lalang]]. '''The Big Durian''' speaks to 23 Malaysians (some real, some fictional) to find out about what happened, or what did not happen.
+On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier, Prebet Adam [[Running amok|ran amok]] with an [[M16 rifle|M16]] in the area of [[Chow Kit]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots.
 == Cast ==
+''The Big Durian'' features 23 people: some are actors, while others are expressing their personal opinions. The first group includes [[Patrick Teoh]], [[Low Ngai Yuen]], Jo Kukathas and Rashid Salleh; while the latter include [[Farish A. Noor]], [[:ms:Nam Ron|Nam Ron]], Anne James and [[Chacko Vadaketh]].
+==Release==
-The Big Durian features 23 people: some are actors, while others are expressing their personal opinions. The first group includes [[Patrick Teoh]], Low Ngai Yuen, Jo Kukathas and Rashid Salleh; while the latter include [[Farish A. Noor]], Nam Ron, and Anne James.
+''The Big Durian'' screened in over 30 film festivals, including the [[Singapore International Film Festival]] and [[Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=YIDFF: Publications: YIDFF 2003 Official Catalog |url=https://www.yidff.jp/2003/cat037/03c061-e.html |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=www.yidff.jp}}</ref> in 2003 (the former being a world premiere) to the [[Sundance Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Big Durian |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-big-durian/2030033627/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> the [[Hong Kong International Film Festival]] and the [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] in the following year.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Big Durian (2003) {{!}} MUBI |url=https://mubi.com/pt/pt/films/the-big-durian |access-date=2024-01-03 |language=pt}}</ref>
+==Critical response==
-==Production information==
+''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine said: "Ambitious, sleek-looking docu examines wide array of ethnic, religious and political divisions in modern Malaysia."<ref>[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922837.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Review] in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''</ref> ''[[The Village Voice]]'' said that it is an "impertinent love-letter to the citizens of Kuala Lumpur that does not let them off the hook for their apathy."<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-05-31/film/film/ Review in ''The Village Voice''] by Dennis Lim</ref>
+==See also==
-[[Amir Muhammad (director)|Amir Muhammad]]... Narrator/Director<br />
+{{Portal box|Malaysia|Film}}
-[[James Lee (Malaysian film director)|James Lee]] ... Producer<br />
+* [[Operation Lalang#Prebet Adam amok incident|Operation Lalang - Prebet Adam amok incident]]
-Rogayah Shahariman ... Executive Producer<br />
-Sylvia Tan ... Producer<br />
-Lina Tan ... Associate Producer<br />
-Woo Ming Jin ... Director of Photography<br />
-Terence Raj ...Editor<br />
-Hardesh Singh ... Music<br />
-[[Tan Chui Mui]] ... 2nd Unit Camera<br />
-[[Danny Lim]] ... Still Photographer
+== References==
-Duration: 74 min
+{{reflist}}
-== Film Festivals ==
-'''The Big Durian''' screened in over 30 film festivals, including:
-* [[Singapore International Film Festival]] 2003 (world premiere)
-* [[Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]] 2003
-* [[Sundance Film Festival]] 2004
-* [[Hong Kong International Film Festival]] 2004
-* [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] 2004
-== Reviews ==
-[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] magazine said: "Ambitious, sleek-looking docu examines wide array of ethnic, religious and political divisions in modern Malaysia<ref>[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922837.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Review] in [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]</ref>. " [[The Village Voice]] said that it is an "impertinent love-letter to the citizens of Kuala Lumpur that does not let them off the hook for their apathy."<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-05-31/film/film/ Review in The Village Voice] by Dennis Lim</ref>
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342107/ The Big Durian] on The [[Internet Movie Database]]
+*{{IMDb title|342107|The Big Durian}}
 * [http://www.dahuangpictures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=208 DVD sales link]
+{{Durian}}
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