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Datok Merah’s Grandson

01/01/1963

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1hr 38min

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Drama

,Action

STORY

A period drama with Malay symbolisms, myth and folklore, the title Chuchu Datok Merah points to the mental image Malays have of themselves as descendants of Hang Tuah, the legendary Malay warrior of Malacca. Awang Janggut is very much a pseudo-warrior. Instead of a “keris”, a warrior’s weapon, he owns a prize-winning rooster. His battlefield is the cock fight arena. Home is a big but empty house inherited from his ancestor, and prefers living in poverty to working. The closest he comes to the high life of a warrior is when a rich businessman employs him as a bodyguard after he prevents hooligans from taunting the latter’s daughter Siti. Despite knowing Awang is married, Siti continues to flirt with him, causing him to leave his pregnant wife alone. She eventually falls sick and has a miscarriage. The film is a social criticism of people who rest on their laurels and ancestry instead of working for themselves. It is also one of the finest examples of the anti-hero in Malay cinema.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Nordin Ahmad
  • Latifah Omar
  • Rose Yatimah
  • A. Rahim
  • Yem Jaafar

    Director

  • M. Amin

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Malaysia
  • Singapore

LANGUAGES

  • Malay

Cast

Nordin Ahmad

Awang Janggut

Latifah Omar

Wan Kuntum

Rose Yatimah

Siti Molek

A. Rahim

Long Daik

Yem Jaafar

Yem Jaafar

Hassan

Dollah Sarawak

Pak Hanif

Rahimah Alias

Inang

Menah Yem

Mak Dukun

M. Osman

Wan Embong