Hanyut (film)

Hanyut is a Malay film based upon the Joseph Conrad novel, Almayers Folly. The movie, written and directed by UWei Haji Saari, comprises adventure, drama, romance, conflict and suspense.

Almayer is a lone Dutch trader grubbing to survive in colonial Malaysia. He sends his 10yearold daughter Nina to Singapore to be educated as a Westerner, much to the distress of her mother, Mem, a local woman of Betawi origin. The couple stop speaking to each other as a result.When Nina returns as a beautiful woman ten years later, she finds the family home and business in dire straits because of Almayers obsession with finding gold in the mountains. Her return rekindles interest in the Almayer household, bringing in new business that allows Almayer to build a lavish new house in his compound. ........

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