Punggok Rindukan Bulan is a 2008 Malaysian film in the Malay language

Malay language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

. It was directed by Azharr Rudin and produced by Da Huang Pictures

Da Huang Pictures

Da Huang Pictures is a Malaysian film production company. It was established in 2004 and its members are Tan Chui Mui, James Lee, Liew Seng Tat and Amir Muhammad...

. It premiered at the 2008 Pusan International Film Festival

Pusan International Film Festival

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. It was shot entirely in the southern city of Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

, mostly at the low-cost Bukit Chagar flats that have since been demolished to make way for development. The film also screened in several other film festivals such as the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

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, the 2008 Jakarta International Film Festival

Jakarta International Film Festival

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 and 2009 BAFICI It screened in limited release in Malaysia through Golden Screen Cinemas

Golden Screen Cinemas

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 International Screens from 25 September 2008.

Unusually for a Malaysian film Punggok Rindukan Bulan contains no music or songs.

The film was produced with the aid of grants from Multimedia Development Corporation

Multimedia Development Corporation

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 and Krishen Jit Astro fund..

Synopsis

A film about a boy, barely in secondary school, Sidi and his father Adman, who both unknowingly cope with the sudden absence of a key female figure in their life. In a probable separate story, a boyish young woman returns to photograph the backdrop of her past. Set in the border town of Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The literal meaning of the title is a Malay saying like "the owl misses the moon" a reflection of unrequited (and unconsummated) longing.

Production information

Cast

Saeful Nazhif Satria ... Sidi

Sahronizam Noor ... Adman

Maya Karin

Maya Karin

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 ... Umi

Salehuddin Abu Bakar ... Lelaki Kurang Kemas

Sharifah Amani

Sharifah Amani

Sharifah Amani Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya is a Malaysian actress. She is the second daughter of veteran Malaysian actress, Fatimah Abu Bakar. Sharifah is of Malay-Chinese-Arab-Bengali parentage and speaks fluent English, Malay and some Hindi...

 ... Riza

Crew

Azharr Rudin ... Writer/Director/Editor

Amir Muhammad

Amir Muhammad (director)

Amir Muhammad is a writer and independent filmmaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was born on December 5, 1972 in Kuala Lumpur and was educated at the University of East Anglia. He has been writing for Malaysian print media since the age of 14, notably the New Straits Times.In 2000, he wrote...

 ... Producer

Tan Chui Mui

Tan Chui Mui

Tan Chui Mui is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Malaysia.In 2007, she received the Tiger Award from the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam with her debut feature film Love Conquers All. The film had previously won the New Currents Awards and Fipresci Award at the 11th Pusan International...

 ... Executive Producer

Sidi Saleh ... Director of Photography

Hairul Askor Salleh ... Assistant Director/ Production Manager

External links

• Punggok Rindukan Bulan at the Internet Movie Database
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• Punggok Rindukan Bulan at Da Huang Pictures
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  Da Huang Pictures is a Malaysian film production company. It was established in 2004 and its members are Tan Chui Mui, James Lee, Liew Seng Tat and Amir Muhammad...
  
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