The Big Durian

Overview

On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier 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. Why did he do it? Why were Malaysians so jittery at the time? And what happened next? "The Big Durian" speaks to 23 Malaysians (some real, some fictional) to find out.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil

Countries

Malaysia

Production

Doghouse73 Pictures

Cast

Amir Muhammad,Patrick Teoh,Salleh Ben Joned

Director

Amir Muhammad

Writer

Amir Muhammad

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0342107