Kinta 1881 is a 2007

2007 in film

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 Malaysian

Cinema of Malaysia

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 martial arts

Martial arts film

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-action

Action film

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 film

Film

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. The film was the first Malaysian film in martial arts genre, such as Cicak Man

Cicak Man

Cicak Man is a 2006 Malaysian comedy-superhero film. It is the first Malaysian film of this genre, and features almost 40% CGI footage. The film was directed by KRU member Yusry and starred comedian Saiful Apek. The name "Cicak-Man" literally translates to "Gecko-Man".A sequel, Cicakman 2 – Planet...

for first Malaysian superhero film

Superhero film

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. Although being a Malaysian film, its language is Chinese

Chinese language

The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

. It was ported to the U.S., dubbed, and retitled Four Dragons in 2008.

Plot

The film is set in the Kinta Valley in the 1880s

1880s

The 1880s was the decade that spanned from January 1, 1880 to December 31, 1889. They occurred at the core period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Most Western countries experienced a large economic boom, due to the mass production of railroads and other more convenient methods of travel...

, when tin ore was discovered in the area and Chinese

Chinese people

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immigrants flooded the valley in the hope of making their fortune.