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Movie poster: Pulang (2018)
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2018 · 120 min Drama Romance Adventure
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

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Year 2018
Country Malaysia
Genre Drama, Romance, Adventure
Director Kabir Bhatia
Runtime 120 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (17 votes)

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The film constructs a parallel between two journeys across time: one for fortune, the other for identity. It explores the weight of diaspora and the quiet erosion of hope against the vast, unchanging backdrop of the sea.

What lingers after the credits is a profound sense of melancholy for a homeland that exists only in memory, and the silent sacrifices made between generations. A poignant reflection on roots and rupture. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Kabir Bhatia

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