Amir Muhammad — Director (7)

Movie

Voyage to Terengganu (2016)
Kisah Pelayaran ke Terengganu IMDb Douban
Badrul Hisham Ismail / 阿谬
other title: Kisah Pelayaran ke Terengganu / 海城游记
The laid-back, scenic and conservative Terengganu was the only one out of the 13 states of Malaysia that director Amir Muhammad had never been to. So he decided to go there for the first time in December 2015 and do a kind-of-travelogue about it. He quotes from "Voyage to Kelantan" (1838), a book by Munshi Abdullah (often referred to as the father of Malay journalism) which had some very scathing observations about the state and the men who live in it. These quotes are interspersed with conversations with some Terengganu men of today. Co-directed by Badrul Hisham Ismail who is a Terengganu native.

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Susuk (2008)
Douban
◎片  名 Susuk ◎年  代 2008 ◎国  家 马来西亚 ◎类  别 恐怖/惊悚 ◎语  言 马来西亚语 ◎字  幕 简体中文 ◎IMDB评分 4.3/10 (17 votes) ◎IMDB链接 ◎片  长 104 Mins ◎导  演 Naeim Ghalili Amir Muhammad ◎主  演 Diana Rafar ....Soraya Ida Nerina ....Suzana Adlin Aman Ramlee ....Dukun Dewangga Hairie Othman ....Farish Sofia Jane ....Mona Aleeza Kassim ....Rozana Yasmin Yusoff ....Yasmin Yusoff Norkhiriah ....Mastura Liza Othman ....Aliya ◎简  介 Soraya is a trainee nurse who is starting to feel disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her earlier ambition to be a star. She doesn't succeed at first but she is told that the forbidden practice of "susuk" can help. Meanwhile, Suzana is a prominent diva with an air of mystery. A practitioner of the black arts, especially the extreme "susuk keramat", she requires human lives for her exploits. We follow the eventful lives of these two women until we get to the secret of the dreaded charm. Beauty has a price. Soraya is a young trainee nurse who is starting to feel disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her earlier ambition to be a star. She does not succeed at first, but she is told that the forbidden practice of susuk can help. She has to make a choice whether to stay the way she is, or cross the line... Meanwhile, Suzana is a prominent diva with an air of mystery. She has long been a practitioner of the black arts due to her use of the extreme susuk keramat. Every time she violates a taboo, a human life is required. We follow the eventful lives of these two women until we get to the true secret of this dreaded charm.

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Village People Radio Show (2007)
Apa khabar orang kampung Douban
other title: 乡村电台秀 / Apa khabar orang kampung …
在经过数十年的游击战后,马来西亚共产党走出泰国南部的丛林,许多革命党人因此重回马来西亚的故乡,但一部分的人仍选择定居在他们战斗了大半辈子的雨林,他们的后代将成为泰国公民,曾经倾付生命的独立与共产理想,在鸡鸣和雨林的空景里都已成记忆。导演阿米尔再次马共为题材,聚焦以马来穆斯林人为主要成员的马共「第十军团」,阿米尔以更抽象凝炼的影像,为马来共产党人的生命作传,而以莎士比亚剧本为灵感的虚构广播剧,是他们与母国复杂情结的隐喻。

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The Last Communist (2006)
Lelaki komunis terakhir Douban
other title: 最后的共产党员 / Lelaki komunis terakhir
沿着前人的足迹,探寻历史残留的片段,与当地人的闲聊间,被忽略的地理风土与历史纹路一一重现,曾经收容着革命党人的雨林,依然留存着那个时代的生命与记忆。导演阿米尔无视禁忌碰触马来西亚争议题材,以马来西亚共产党总书记陈平的生平作为引子,探查其青年时期曾经驻留的乡镇,重访马共在泰国南部的据点。大量访问当地民众的生活经验与马共成员回忆,穿插讽刺歌曲及谐拟的政治宣传音乐录影带,阿米尔不改一贯的戏谑风格,企图再书写从英国殖民、日本占领到独立后的马来西亚政治变迁。

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15Malaysia (2009)
15MALAYSIA IMDb TMDB Douban
雅丝敏·阿莫 / 陈翠梅 … actor: Sharifah Amani / Tian Chua …
other title: 15MALAYSIA
'Potong Saga' by Ho Yuhang 'Chocolate' by Yasmin Ahmad 'The Tree' by Amir Muhammad 'House' by Linus Chung 'Halal' by Liew Seng Tat 'The Son' by Desmond Ng 'Lumpur' by Kamal Sabran 'One Future' by Tan Chui Mui 'Slovak Sling' by Woo Ming Jin 'Gerhana' by James Lee 'Meter' by Benji & Bahir 'Duit Kecil' by Johan John 'Healthy Paranoia' by Khairil M Bahar 'Lollipop' by Nam Ron 'Rojak!' by Suleiman Brothers

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The Big Durian (2003)
Douban
阿谬 actor: Ghafir Akbar / Soh Boon Tat …
1987 年 10 月,名叫亚当的士兵手持M16步枪在吉隆坡华人地区扫射,导致一名马来人、两名华人死亡,震撼当时的大马社会。导演阿米尔在 16 年后拿着DV摄影机,到街头上采访市民对这场动乱的记忆,以及他们对于政治、社会、种族、宗教议题的意见,在虚构和现实交杂间,构筑了鲜活生猛的吉隆坡庶民群像。马来西亚首部入围日舞影展的影片,透过回顾影响了往后数十年大马政治局势的关键一年,阿米尔从一触即发的巫华冲突、政治大逮捕的「茅草行动」、箝制媒体等事件、进一步碰触到 1969 年的「513 事件」的禁忌议题,叙事幽默轻快,却直指马来西亚的政治社会核心。