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Return to Nostalgia

201553 minGdocumentary

Local filmmaker Woo Ming Jin travels across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to trace the history and impact of 'Seruan Merdeka', the first biracial film in Malaysian cinema.

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Local filmmaker Woo Ming Jin travels across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to trace the history and impact of 'Seruan Merdeka', the first biracial film in Malaysian cinema.

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Woo Ming Jin

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Iedil Putra

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Jasmine Suraya Chin

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Local filmmaker Woo Ming Jin and his crew traversed across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to find 'Seruan Merdeka' (1947) - the first film made in Malaya post-WWII, and also the first film in the history of Malaysian cinema to feature a biracial cast of Malays and Chinese. While tracking the film's whereabouts, Woo met many locals along the way, whom he interviewed in an effort to find out more about the country's history.

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