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THE CURSE OF THE MALAYAN VAMPIRE (PENANGGAL)
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Completed - MALAYSIAN, ARABIC - Horror, Drama - 100 minutes




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2014 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Ellie Suriaty OMAR
 Writer(s) : Ellie Suriaty OMAR, Yus Waisar
Cast : Azri Iskandar , Fasha Sandha , Ummi Nazeera , Zul Ariffin

Producer(s) : Gayatri Su-Lin PILLAI (Astro Shaw Sdn Bhd), Tengku Iesta TENGKU ALAUDIN (Grand Brilliance)

Synopsis

A young woman, forced to inherit the Penanggal curse, yearns for a normal life. Death looms wherever she goes and doomed to this life of struggle and loneliness, Murni has to cope with the wrath of not just the demon inside her but that of the villagers whom she has brought so much destruction upon. Things change however, when love, in the form of Syed Yusof, comes knocking on her door.

Production

Country(ies) : MALAYSIA

Festivals and Awards

Malaysia Profima Awards 2013 (Best Visual Effects, Best Costume, Best Cinematography, Best Special Make Up Effects, Best Production Manager)
Malaysian Digital Film Awards 2013 (Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design)


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