The Arsonist
25/10/2001
The Arsonist involves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy's coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well aware of the social inequalities that allow his exploitation. Kakang counteracts by torching the property of those who slight him, leaving Kesuma simultaneously proud, fearful and ashamed. A clash of wills is all but inevitable. The film climaxes in a poignant conflagration, literal and metaphorical.
Movie Information
Khalid Salleh
as Kakang
Bell Ngasri
as Kesuma
Kuswadinata
as Tok Empat
Anuar Idris
as Mustapha
Azizah Mahzan
as Isteri Kakang
Jamaluddin Abd Kadir
as Tuan Kassim
Ochee
as
Leeza Rafar
as
Tam Suhaimi
as
JD Khaled
as
Kamarool Haji Yusoff
as
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