Woots. A few weeks back, thanks to AMBP, i manage to catch the Malaysia premier of Muallaf. Well, it was supposedly released a years ago, but thanks to our ever efficient Censorship Board and ‘Moral Police’, it was released everywhere else but here.
It took them a year and a death before they released this movie for us, Malaysians. And even that, there are a lot of cut scenes and censored speech. TSK TSK.
But whatever it is, this movie is a must watch movie. I personally think its one of the best movie ever made by the storyteller, Allahyarham Yasmin.
This movie speaks on religion and how 3 souls are trying to find solace in their heart. Muallaf means ‘The Convert’ but it was never intended to be of anything as of the title. This movie speaks of a guy named, Brian who is a Catholic and was humiliated by his father, who was a strict Catholic during his childhood times. The way he was brought up caused him to lose faith in God, and acted unruly to his mother. Until he met the 2 sisters,where he began to develop interest in Islam. The 2 sisters, Rohani and Rohana ran away from home due to their evil father. Both of them often reads religious book and recites verses daily.
This movie may be overall serious as it speaks on religion, identity, fanatics but like how Yasmin does best, she manage to slip in a few humorous part that kept viewers entertain during boring scene. Overall, this movie is odd to be watch. After what Yasmin had been through, especially the Moral Teachers at the Censorship Board, i personally think all of us Malaysians should at least watched it as this is the last movie Malaysia will ever watch from Yasmin Ahmad.
We had lost a great storyteller, a creative producer and most of all, we had the lost the true 1Malaysia spirit. She is a true Malaysian. *applauds*
Rest In Peace, Yasmin. =)
Rating: 4.5/5
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