Budak Kelantan
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Budak Kelantan is a 2008 film from Malaysia which is based from a true story. The film tells a story about a life of 2 people who come from rural places of Kelantan
to a modern culture and lifestyle living in Kuala Lumpur
. The movie was done in places such as Central Market and Pertama Complex. It is also a dramatisation of Kelantanese adulthood, both which portrays the similar gangsterism that used to take places in Kuala Lumpur a few decades ago. The film receives critical response regarding its violence and graphic languages. Furthermore, with fully dialogue in Kelantanese dialect,it visualized the gangsterism images of Kelantanese which known for most people in Malaysia. Despite its unique approach and a few of Malaysian film which considered 'honest' for its relevancy of Malaysian dark side, the film is considered an important cultural icon, inspiring and considered a few of the film that has a different concept of realism, gangsterism, drama and interesting narrative story which differs from many Malaysian film.
at Melaka has been living in Kuala Lumpur for many years. In the earlier scene of this movies, Jaha is seen to encounter a guy who tries to rape a girl in the dark corner of the street.
Jaha who rides a motorcycle with his friend, quickly stopped and beat that guy with the help of his friends. After a short conversation with the girl, Jaha offers to send the girl to his home, telling her that she will be alright as he found out that the girl is actually running from his home. After arriving home, he offered the girl to stay in comfort of his room because the fact that the house is actually lived by other male housemates. Jaha has started to smooth talk with the girl and manage to knew that the girl is actually has made an adultery with his boyfriend. Jaha who is actually a pimp, try to rape the girl and after being resisted, he instructed his friends outside the room to get in a gangrape the girl. His friends, who helped Jaha to rape the girl, feels pity for her and denied to take turns and leave Jaha alone.
by taking bus at Klang Bus Stand, finally accept his offered. The girl eventually taken to a ride by a car by Jaha's friend, who is actually the person that Jaha sells the girl as a prostitute, based on the phone conversation while waiting for the car to arrive.
After walking to Central Market, Jaha find Buchek, who can't recognized Jaha at first. Buchek who was waiting for his friend, goes for a drink with Jaha and exchanging stories about each others after haven't being met for a long time. Jaha invites Buchek to come to his house. Buchek who have to leave with his friends, accept Jaha offers and follow him while his friend going back alone. On his way walking nearby Kotaraya Complex to Pertama Complex to wait for Jaha's friends to come to pick them up, Jaha tell Buchek about his life in about how he always flirting around girls here. Suddenly, after looking at Jaha flirt with a girl who walking by and asking for her phone number, Buchek quickly stopped and seeing a flashback of how Jaha doing that with many other girls. Jaha who noticed that Buchek was standing like seeing a ghost, quickly move back and asking Jaha to walk with him.
After arrived in Pertama Complex, while both guy sits and having conversation, Buchek noticed there's a 2 guys were looking suspiciously and keep watching them from far. Buchek who noticed that, ask Jaha is he rules this place, like having a power in his turf. Jaha answered and tells Buchek if he ever come here and being ignored by Jaha next time, it means that he has some rival looking for him and he doesn't want Buchek to get beat if Jaha seeing talking to Buchek cause the rival will eventually thinks that Buchek is Jaha's friends. After coming inside Pertama Complex for some sightseeing, 2 guys were coming after them and by the time Jaha and Buchek wants to run, the other 2 guy who has already followed them from the outside of the place started to beat them in the back.
Going Back To Jaha's Place, Jaha and Buchek was riding in car with Jaha's friends, Libokbong and after a while, Buchek was asking permission from Jaha to stop in the nearest mosque to pray. Libokbong, who resisted to stop ,was scolded by Jaha and forced Libokbong to stop the car after seeing a mosque besides the road. Libokbong laughed at Jaha's attitude to let his friend to go for a pray. Jaha answered back by saying that his believed that even though how bad are we were,we must never stopped people to do a good things like praying.
Before going to Jaha's home, Libokbong mentioned to Jaha about going to his friends house to buy some drugs.Buchek was offered an excessive amount of cough syrup added with Coke
by Jaha, but refused as he never took drugs in a whole of his life but finally accepted it after Jaha says he will not drink it if Buchek is not. After that, Buchek asked permission to go a prayer as it was nearly prayer time. Soon, they went back to Jaha's home.
Jaha was seen writing a letter, telling Jaha about why actually turned into a bad guy living in this big cities and because he feels that he is more good in telling about him in writing. Buchek, who noticed that Jaha had a feeling with his girlfriend after they three meet together, tried to find a way to match his girlfriend with Jaha, hoping that his best friend can possibly become better person by finding love with a girl that he may be in love. Buchek try to bring Jaha and Che Noor in another meet up, but ended up by Che Noor walking back home after knowing that Buchek was leaving to some place after the three meet at Central Market again.
While watching television, Buchek received a call from the Chen that she helped to run away from being kidnapped by Jaha and Libokbong. Chen asked to meet him. Buchek went and the girl told him that she was thankful for what Buchek did and feels that she was like a princess who was being rescued by a charming prince like a fairy tale story. Buchek feels accepted for Chen's honest friendship and he feels that he must do something to get Jaha together with Che Noor,who Buchek can't accept her love unlike Che Noor who has long admired him.
show. While failing to call Jaha when he was about to go to the show, Jaha was actually running from the police who rushed to his neighbourhood to catch him after he was told by Libokbong who gets the alert about the police from his friends. Jaha unfortunately got into accident and dies.
Buchek received a call from Libokbong and was shocked with the news.He quickly told Che Noor how much Jaha was trying to change his life and be with her that he ended up dying looking for a love that he thought he can finally get.
Libokbong met Buchek and gave him a letter which he found inside Jaha's pocket, the same pants that he had worn when he died. Libokbong thought that this letter might be written to Buchek. While reading the letter, Chen was seen smiling at Buchek near him.
The Shout! Awards
, one of the entertainment award which was held on 17 July 2009 and was aired in 8TV
to recognize Malaysian entertainment scene has nominated Budak Kelantan under the Breakthrough Film Award.
The movies was also a very few of Malaysian movies who portrays multi-racial topics, with Buchek helping a Lee Chen Chen,a Chinese girl who almost being kidnapped by Jaha, Buchek's best friends and finally end up with Buchek making his way to be friend with Chen. Although it's considered a small plot that didn't help much of strength, it was a few attempts by Malaysian film producers to live the spirit 1Malaysia
, by making more racial integration harmony in Malaysian films.
Apart from that, Budak Kelantan is also among other Malaysian movie that used local dialects just like Anak Mami The Movie, Mami Jarum, Mami Jarum Junior, Anak Mami Kembali, Nana Tanjung & Nana Tanjung 2, which all were using dialects from Penang
.
The film was influenced by a long history of Kelantanese people who often being a 'bad guy' type of people in Malaysia. The Kelantanese is mentioned as a people who usually sticks within their own group of people, a close brotherhood whenever they go and meetup anywhere even outside from Malaysia and a person who sees no fear of response to any challenge of confrontation. Even though it was never any fact evidence that Kelantanese has the most cases of involving in crime, it is based on the fact that they are more Kelantanese or people who has linked with Kelantan either from their parent or ancestors who has the most numbers of people from the single states in Malaysia that lives in every states outside Kelantan ever since many decades ago, that could be the reason why it seems that more crime cases commit by Kelantanese reported by media in every state. Currently, the crime was very less reported to commit by a 'state' gang in Kuala Lumpur especially extortion or gangfight after a years of effort and tremendous development of Kuala Lumpur City Hall
to improved the quality and security of Kuala Lumpur except for small cases of snatches or pickpockets.
Central Market,Kotaraya Complex,Pertama Complex and Klang Bus Stands
These shopping arcades holds a fond memories of every people who lives in Kuala Lumpur in 80's & 90's as a favourite hangout places and with a strategic location of most buses last stop in Kuala Lumpur. The early days of Kuala Lumpur saw many dark stories of street crime that happens such as snatches, extortions, rapes, drug dealing as well as prostitution by hookers and transvesties in this places.
With extra effort of Kuala Lumpur City Council to develop Kuala Lumpur and Royal Malaysia Police
to combat street crime of this two famous high rise criminal rate places, both places has went to safer places even in the night by more patrolling of uniformed police as well as policemen in plain clothes. The frequent raids by Police and also by Religious Department have successfully demolished Central Market (nearby High Court Building) and Jalan Raja Laut
(behind Pertama Complex) as a cruising areas for gays
, transvestites
as well as young age prostitutes.
This movie has chosen the right places that resemble the activity that used to happen in Kuala Lumpur and without a doubt, it has put a realism of each scene that was shot, making it closer to the reality of this movies topic.
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
to a modern culture and lifestyle living in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The movie was done in places such as Central Market and Pertama Complex. It is also a dramatisation of Kelantanese adulthood, both which portrays the similar gangsterism that used to take places in Kuala Lumpur a few decades ago. The film receives critical response regarding its violence and graphic languages. Furthermore, with fully dialogue in Kelantanese dialect,it visualized the gangsterism images of Kelantanese which known for most people in Malaysia. Despite its unique approach and a few of Malaysian film which considered 'honest' for its relevancy of Malaysian dark side, the film is considered an important cultural icon, inspiring and considered a few of the film that has a different concept of realism, gangsterism, drama and interesting narrative story which differs from many Malaysian film.
Plot
The film is about 2 guys named Buchek and Jaha, who met in Central Market, Kuala Lumpur after had never seen each other for the last 13 years. Buchek, whom had just graduated from Universiti Malaya, working with his other friends in burger stall while waiting to get a decent job. Jaha, whom had being studied in Henry Gurney Prisoners SchoolHenry Gurney Prisoners School
Henry Gurney Prisoners School or Sekolah Tahanan Henry Gurney and Sekolah Henry Gurney is a prisoner school in Telok Mas, Malacca, Malaysia.-History:...
at Melaka has been living in Kuala Lumpur for many years. In the earlier scene of this movies, Jaha is seen to encounter a guy who tries to rape a girl in the dark corner of the street.
Jaha who rides a motorcycle with his friend, quickly stopped and beat that guy with the help of his friends. After a short conversation with the girl, Jaha offers to send the girl to his home, telling her that she will be alright as he found out that the girl is actually running from his home. After arriving home, he offered the girl to stay in comfort of his room because the fact that the house is actually lived by other male housemates. Jaha has started to smooth talk with the girl and manage to knew that the girl is actually has made an adultery with his boyfriend. Jaha who is actually a pimp, try to rape the girl and after being resisted, he instructed his friends outside the room to get in a gangrape the girl. His friends, who helped Jaha to rape the girl, feels pity for her and denied to take turns and leave Jaha alone.
The day of Jaha meeting Buchek
After a night in Jaha's house, the girl is being offered by Jaha to be his boyfriend and he promised to look her for a job. The girl who at first urged Jaha to send him to her sister's house in Shah AlamShah Alam
Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978...
by taking bus at Klang Bus Stand, finally accept his offered. The girl eventually taken to a ride by a car by Jaha's friend, who is actually the person that Jaha sells the girl as a prostitute, based on the phone conversation while waiting for the car to arrive.
After walking to Central Market, Jaha find Buchek, who can't recognized Jaha at first. Buchek who was waiting for his friend, goes for a drink with Jaha and exchanging stories about each others after haven't being met for a long time. Jaha invites Buchek to come to his house. Buchek who have to leave with his friends, accept Jaha offers and follow him while his friend going back alone. On his way walking nearby Kotaraya Complex to Pertama Complex to wait for Jaha's friends to come to pick them up, Jaha tell Buchek about his life in about how he always flirting around girls here. Suddenly, after looking at Jaha flirt with a girl who walking by and asking for her phone number, Buchek quickly stopped and seeing a flashback of how Jaha doing that with many other girls. Jaha who noticed that Buchek was standing like seeing a ghost, quickly move back and asking Jaha to walk with him.
After arrived in Pertama Complex, while both guy sits and having conversation, Buchek noticed there's a 2 guys were looking suspiciously and keep watching them from far. Buchek who noticed that, ask Jaha is he rules this place, like having a power in his turf. Jaha answered and tells Buchek if he ever come here and being ignored by Jaha next time, it means that he has some rival looking for him and he doesn't want Buchek to get beat if Jaha seeing talking to Buchek cause the rival will eventually thinks that Buchek is Jaha's friends. After coming inside Pertama Complex for some sightseeing, 2 guys were coming after them and by the time Jaha and Buchek wants to run, the other 2 guy who has already followed them from the outside of the place started to beat them in the back.
Going Back To Jaha's Place, Jaha and Buchek was riding in car with Jaha's friends, Libokbong and after a while, Buchek was asking permission from Jaha to stop in the nearest mosque to pray. Libokbong, who resisted to stop ,was scolded by Jaha and forced Libokbong to stop the car after seeing a mosque besides the road. Libokbong laughed at Jaha's attitude to let his friend to go for a pray. Jaha answered back by saying that his believed that even though how bad are we were,we must never stopped people to do a good things like praying.
Before going to Jaha's home, Libokbong mentioned to Jaha about going to his friends house to buy some drugs.Buchek was offered an excessive amount of cough syrup added with Coke
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
by Jaha, but refused as he never took drugs in a whole of his life but finally accepted it after Jaha says he will not drink it if Buchek is not. After that, Buchek asked permission to go a prayer as it was nearly prayer time. Soon, they went back to Jaha's home.
Kidnapping girl
In the early morning, Jaha and Libokbong take Buchek for a ride and tell him it's just for a sightseeing. After a minute, Jaha saw a Chinese girl was jogging beside the road. Jaha told Libokbong to move a bit faster and by the time they approaching the girl, Jaha quickly grabbed the girl inside the car. Buchek who didn't know about this helped Jaha to take the girl inside the car while grabbing her and keeping her mouth shuts. Libokbong quickly speed up the car but unfortunately along the freeway he noticed that the gas was running out. Jaha instantly told Libokbong to pull over not far from the gas station and buy the petrol using an empty container. While Jaha was holding the girl with Buchek, Jaha told Buchek to hang over as he need to go to the restroom. After seeing that Jaha has gone, Buchek immediately told the girl to run before his friends coming back. He gave the Chinese girl a money for a cab fare and the Chinese girl asked him a phone number if she can meet him again to pay back the money. Buchek who was freak out of what he is doing, quickly writes his phone number. The Chinese girl, Lee Chen Chen, safely rides a cab after being stopped by Buchek in the middle of the freeway. Jaha and Buchek who was coming back after a few minutes later were shocked after Buchek told them that he had to let the girl go cause he don't want to have anything involve in this kidnapping. Soon after riding back to the road, Jaha who was so pissed for Buchek's act, asked Libokbong to stop the car and told Buchek to get out.Meeting with Che Noor
Jaha was seen walking in Central Markets after getting his motorcycles out of workshop, a few days after his housemate got into accidents with it. He saw a girl walking toward Central Markets front door and trying to flirt with her. He surprised that the girl was meeting with Buchek, who is his friends, named Che Noor. Buchek, who seems guilty for his act of that day, invites Jaha to have a drink with him and Che Noor.After that meeting, Jaha keeps asking forgiveness to Buchek for taking him into his lifestyle and tells Buchek what a lucky man for him to have such nice and beautiful girlfriend.Jaha was seen writing a letter, telling Jaha about why actually turned into a bad guy living in this big cities and because he feels that he is more good in telling about him in writing. Buchek, who noticed that Jaha had a feeling with his girlfriend after they three meet together, tried to find a way to match his girlfriend with Jaha, hoping that his best friend can possibly become better person by finding love with a girl that he may be in love. Buchek try to bring Jaha and Che Noor in another meet up, but ended up by Che Noor walking back home after knowing that Buchek was leaving to some place after the three meet at Central Market again.
While watching television, Buchek received a call from the Chen that she helped to run away from being kidnapped by Jaha and Libokbong. Chen asked to meet him. Buchek went and the girl told him that she was thankful for what Buchek did and feels that she was like a princess who was being rescued by a charming prince like a fairy tale story. Buchek feels accepted for Chen's honest friendship and he feels that he must do something to get Jaha together with Che Noor,who Buchek can't accept her love unlike Che Noor who has long admired him.
Killing an innocent
Jaha, who felt frustrated, couldn't help himself from forgetting about Che Noor. Until one night,while having a drink with his friends,he noticed that some people kept looking at him and his friends on the other table. Jaha who felt disturbed, eyeballed those guys and suddenly stood up and shouted at them. After one guy replies in an impolite way, Jaha quickly confronts the guy and keep beating him. The guy ran away and was chased by Jaha and his friends. Jaha was seen grasping a knife from a nearby fruit stall and stabbed the guy after he managed to reach him. After seeing the guy was about to die, Libokbong told him to run and they all kept running.The death of Jaha
Buchek, who believes that love might change his best friend Jaha, keep trying to make Che Noor get together with Jaha and come up with an idea to ask them to watch a Dikir BaratDikir barat
Dikir barat is a musical form, native to the Malay Peninsula, that involves singing in groups—often in a competitive setting with instrumental accompaniment...
show. While failing to call Jaha when he was about to go to the show, Jaha was actually running from the police who rushed to his neighbourhood to catch him after he was told by Libokbong who gets the alert about the police from his friends. Jaha unfortunately got into accident and dies.
Buchek received a call from Libokbong and was shocked with the news.He quickly told Che Noor how much Jaha was trying to change his life and be with her that he ended up dying looking for a love that he thought he can finally get.
Libokbong met Buchek and gave him a letter which he found inside Jaha's pocket, the same pants that he had worn when he died. Libokbong thought that this letter might be written to Buchek. While reading the letter, Chen was seen smiling at Buchek near him.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Danny X Factor | Buchek |
| Mohd Asrulfaizal Kamaruzaman | Jaha |
| Md Eyzendy Md Aziz | Libokbong |
| Bienda | Che Noor |
Reception
The film has a good reception, even with a relatively lower budget than most of Malaysian movies (RM600,000) the film manages to draw a profit and has made over RM852,000 gross in Malaysia despite less promotion in mass media and the first film directed by a young director Wan Azli Wan Jusoh. In the beginning,it was just an experiment from Alternate Studio, a child company under major film distributor Grand Brilliance from Malaysia which aim to have more different genre of film in local industry.The Shout! Awards
Shout! Awards
The Shout! Awards is an entertainment award show created to celebrate the Malaysian entertainment scene which is said has rapidly developed. The award recognizes people of music, television, film and radio industry as well as the entertainment industry as a whole.There are 16 award categories...
, one of the entertainment award which was held on 17 July 2009 and was aired in 8TV
8TV (Malaysia)
8TV is a private Malaysian Chinese television station, previously known as MetroVision Channel 8. Metrovision closed on 1 November 1999. 8TV was officially launched on Thursday, 8 January 2004 as 8TV after being acquired by Media Prima Berhad....
to recognize Malaysian entertainment scene has nominated Budak Kelantan under the Breakthrough Film Award.
The movies was also a very few of Malaysian movies who portrays multi-racial topics, with Buchek helping a Lee Chen Chen,a Chinese girl who almost being kidnapped by Jaha, Buchek's best friends and finally end up with Buchek making his way to be friend with Chen. Although it's considered a small plot that didn't help much of strength, it was a few attempts by Malaysian film producers to live the spirit 1Malaysia
1Malaysia
1Malaysia is an on-going programme designed by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on September 16, 2010, calling for the cabinet, government agencies, and civil servants to more strongly emphasize ethnic harmony, national unity, and efficient governance....
, by making more racial integration harmony in Malaysian films.
Apart from that, Budak Kelantan is also among other Malaysian movie that used local dialects just like Anak Mami The Movie, Mami Jarum, Mami Jarum Junior, Anak Mami Kembali, Nana Tanjung & Nana Tanjung 2, which all were using dialects from Penang
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
.
Cultural Influence
KelantaneseThe film was influenced by a long history of Kelantanese people who often being a 'bad guy' type of people in Malaysia. The Kelantanese is mentioned as a people who usually sticks within their own group of people, a close brotherhood whenever they go and meetup anywhere even outside from Malaysia and a person who sees no fear of response to any challenge of confrontation. Even though it was never any fact evidence that Kelantanese has the most cases of involving in crime, it is based on the fact that they are more Kelantanese or people who has linked with Kelantan either from their parent or ancestors who has the most numbers of people from the single states in Malaysia that lives in every states outside Kelantan ever since many decades ago, that could be the reason why it seems that more crime cases commit by Kelantanese reported by media in every state. Currently, the crime was very less reported to commit by a 'state' gang in Kuala Lumpur especially extortion or gangfight after a years of effort and tremendous development of Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Hall is the local authority charged with the administration of Kuala Lumpur. It is an agency under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia....
to improved the quality and security of Kuala Lumpur except for small cases of snatches or pickpockets.
Central Market,Kotaraya Complex,Pertama Complex and Klang Bus Stands
These shopping arcades holds a fond memories of every people who lives in Kuala Lumpur in 80's & 90's as a favourite hangout places and with a strategic location of most buses last stop in Kuala Lumpur. The early days of Kuala Lumpur saw many dark stories of street crime that happens such as snatches, extortions, rapes, drug dealing as well as prostitution by hookers and transvesties in this places.
With extra effort of Kuala Lumpur City Council to develop Kuala Lumpur and Royal Malaysia Police
Royal Malaysian Police
The Royal Malaysia Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering. Its headquarters is located at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. The police force is led by an...
to combat street crime of this two famous high rise criminal rate places, both places has went to safer places even in the night by more patrolling of uniformed police as well as policemen in plain clothes. The frequent raids by Police and also by Religious Department have successfully demolished Central Market (nearby High Court Building) and Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Raja Laut is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-Landmarks:*DBKL main headquarters*PKNS Building*EPF Building*MARA Building*Sime Darby building*The Plaza Hotel-List of junctions:...
(behind Pertama Complex) as a cruising areas for gays
LGBT rights in Malaysia
LGBT rights are not recognized in Malaysia. The nation retains its colonial era penal code criminalizing sodomy. Social attitudes towards the LGBT community are also shaped by Islam, the official religion in Malaysia.-Criminal Code:...
, transvestites
Mak nyah
Mak nyah is a Malay term for a male-to-female transsexual. The name is preferred by Malaysian transsexuals to various derogatory terms , as these slurs are variously directed to gay men as well as transsexuals. Mak nyah is formed from the word mak, meaning 'mother', and 'nyah', meaning 'transition'...
as well as young age prostitutes.
This movie has chosen the right places that resemble the activity that used to happen in Kuala Lumpur and without a doubt, it has put a realism of each scene that was shot, making it closer to the reality of this movies topic.
External links
- Official site of Kelantan State Government
- http://www.kakiseni.com/ Malaysian arts, theater, dance, music, film and culture
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWKIaP3J50/ Budak Kelantan - Movie Trailer
- http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Budak+Kelantan/movie/14933/ Budak Kelantan - Malaysian Yahoo Movies