Bunohan

Bunohan is a Malaysian drama thriller film, written and directed by Dain Iskandar Said and released in Malaysia onMarch 2012. The film features actors Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim and Pekin Ibrahim in leading roles. Bunohan is the second film to be directed by Dain Said. Bunohan had its world premiere the Toronto International Film Festival 2011 where it was praised for its solid, visceral storytelling and arresting photography.

The film primarily takes place in the rural Malaysian town of Bunohan, which is located close to the Thai border. Adil Zahiril Adzim is a young kickboxer who has fallen deeply into debt, with little hope of paying his creditors honestly. In desperation, Adil agrees to an illegal highstakes death match at a boxing club on the other side of the border, but in the midst of the fight, with Adil losing badly, his best friend Muski Amerul Affendi bursts into the ring and breaks up the match, dragging Adil away. This upsets the promoters of the fight, and Adil and Muski return to Bunohan, where Adil was born and raised. The promoter of the fight sends a hired killer, llham Faizel Hussein, to find and execute Adil.Ilham reluctantly goes to Bunohan. It is then revealed that he was born and raised in Bunohan, but left many years ago. Upon returning, memories of loneliness and abandonment flood his mind, and he experiences waves of resentment and regret. As Ilham narrows his focus on his target, he learns that he and the fugitive boxer are actually halfbrothers. He then finds his mothers grave in a piece of land near the beach and starts digging for her remains to give her a proper burial. However, he later finds out that his estranged family is planning to sell the land to a large corporation from the city for a huge amount of money. He goes all out to prevent this from happening. ........

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