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The Big Durian is a film of genre Drama directed by Amir Muhammad released in USA on 1 november 2003 with Amir Muhammad
The Big Durian (2003)
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Add to a movie listThe Big Durian is a 2003 Malaysian film by Amir Muhammad that combined documentary with fiction. It created history by being the first (and only) Malaysian film to screen at the Sundance Film Festival.
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On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier, Prebet Adam ran amok with an M16 in the area of Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots.Actors
Amir Muhammad
(Narrator)
Patrick Teoh
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