Kanang Anak Langkau: The Iban Warrior

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Kanang anak Langkau: The Iban Warrior
Directed byBade Hj. Azmi
Written byBade Hj. Azmi
Zainal Fikri
Asmira Suhadis
Produced byZainal Fikri M. Ali
StarringLanggi anak Kanang
Adi Putra
Johan As'ari
CinematographyAzla Kamaruddin
Edited byRodzee And Razak
Production
company
Tangan Seni Sdn. Bhd.
Distributed byEmpire Film Solutions
Release date
  • March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)(Malaysia)
Running time
106 minutes
Country Malaysia
Languages Malay
Iban
Budget MYR 6 million

Kanang anak Langkau: The Iban Warrior is a 2017 Malaysian Malay-language biographical historical drama film directed by Bade Hj. Azmi with the script co-written by Zainal Fikri and Asmira Suhadis, detailing the life and career of a soldier, Kanang anak Langkau. [1] [2] The film starring Kanang's son, Langgi anak Kanang, who played the character of his father, along with Adi Putra, Johan As'ari, Livonia Ricky Guing, Jimmy Leong, Adam Shah, Aidil Aziz, Ruzana Ibrahim and Zachery Francis. The movie aired on 16 March 2017. [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

The film covers the life of Kanang, who is an Iban, an ethnic warrior tribe living in the interior of Sarawak, Borneo Island. Ibans believe was that their children grew up to be warriors, Kanang was taught by his grandfather about the ins and outs of the jungle. Kanang became a great hunter and tracker, until he could read the direction of wind, hearing the tiger and lion's breath, and hearing the heartbeat of a tree.

In 1965, it was the culmination of communist uprisings in Malaysia and Sarawak also exposed to the threat of communist brutality. The British Army knew about Kanang's expertise and power in the jungle and tried to persuade him to serve and help against communist militants.

Kanang's career in the military began when he joined the Sarawak Rangers Regiment as an Iban Tracker, until he became a Sergeant Major in the 8th Ranger Regiment in the Malaysian Armed Forces. Kanang and his platoon had fought to eliminate communist militants throughout the country from 1948 to 1983. The fierce battle between communist terrorists and security forces continued to reach the Korbu Forest and Tanah Hitam in Perak. During a battle at Tanah Hitam, Kanang was shot until he was seriously injured, but he continued to fight hard to defeat the communist terrorists.

Cast

Production

This film is produced by Tangan Seni Sdn. Bhd. with Empire Film Solutions, acting as distributor. Langgi, Kanang's son, played the character of his own father. [5] [6] According to Langgi, he accidentally met with the director, Bade Hj. Azmi, was at the Kuching International Airport in 2014, took him to the acting world. [5] The production cost was estimated at RM6 million and filming was carried out around the Alagar farms in Taiping, Perak and Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong, Sarawak. This film also get help from the 9th RRD Battalion in Taiping and the 10th RRD Battalion at the Muara Tuang Camp, Samarahan, Sarawak. The producer, Zainal Fitri said this film took 7 years to complete. [7]

Release and reception

This film was scheduled to be aired on 25 August 2016, but it was postponed due to some improvements. [8] The official release date of the film was on 16 March 2017. [9]

The film received positive reviews and mixed reviews from film critics. Angelin Yeoh from Star2 said "you would have to read about Kanang or have some knowledge of his actions before watching this film. Otherwise, the story will be lost to you as the movie does not do enough justice to his legacy as one of the most decorated soldiers in the history of Malaysia." [10] Shazryn Mohd Faizal from mStar Online praised the works of this film, saying "this Kanang's film has a pretty good premise in lifting the true story of a soldier from the Iban tribe who has sacrificed to fight the communists to ensure safety of a country." [11]

Music

The theme song of this film is "Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban" ("as long as you still alive, you are willing to fight and sacrifice"). The theme song was created by Anuar Ab Razak and lyrics was written by Nor Azlan Rosle. Hazama was chosen to sing the theme song.[ citation needed ]

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryResults
2017ASEAN International Film Awards and Festival 2017ASEAN Spirit AwardWon

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  5. 1 2 Mohd Roji Kawi (16 March 2017). "Langgi puas jayakan watak Kanang". Berita Harian . Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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