One Two Jaga

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Crossroads: One, Two, Jaga
Directed byNamron
Written by
  • Nam Ron
  • Pitt Hanif
  • Muhammad Syafiq
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHelmi Yusof
Edited byRazaisyam Rashid
Music by
  • Tony Merle
  • Bembi Gusti
Production
companies
Jazzy Pictures
KL POST
Pixel Play
Distributed by
  • TGV Pictures
  • Primeworks Studios
Release dates
Running time
125 minutes
Country Malaysia
Languages Malay
English
Indonesian
BudgetUS$350,000

One Two Jaga (also known internationally as Crossroads: One Two Jaga) is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language action crime film. The film was directed by Nam Ron based on the screenplay by Nam Ron, Pitt Hanif and Muhammad Syafiq and story by Nam Ron, late Amri Rohayat [1] and Ayam Fared. It stars Zahiril Adzim, Amerul Affendi, Ario Bayu, Asmara Abigail, Bront Palarae, and Azman Hassan.

Contents

The film was released on 6 September 2018. [2] The uncensored version of the film was released worldwide on Netflix on 1 December 2018 as an original film.

Plot

The film portrays the lives of corrupt cops working for the Royal Malaysia Police who take bribes from small business owners and get caught in criminal activity.

Cast

Production

One Two Jaga first appeared when the movie concept trailer was released on YouTube in 2014. [3] The film was directed by Namron who previously directed Gedebe (2013) and Psiko: Pencuri Hati (2013). Ron wrote the script with Ayam Fared, Pitt Hanif, Amri Rohayat, and Muhammad Syafiq. Bront Palarae [4] and his wife, Rozi Isma, served as producers for Pixel Play. [5] [6]

Namron chose to highlight bribery as the main subject of the film. [7] [8] The cast is made up of actors from Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia, including Timothy Castillo, Amerul Affendi, Ario Bayu, [9] and Asmara Abigail. [10] [11] Nam Ron also mentioned that this film is not "anti-cops" or "anti-police", instead he called it as "anti-graft" film. [12] The film script was rejected twice by former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar before it got the green light to be filmed. [13] Zahiril Adzim tells the media that the film didn't want to hurt police image, instead the film is all about action of police being greedy. [14] Same statement pulls out from the director himself to the media. [15] [16]

Reception

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One Two Jaga was initially planned to be screened at various foreign film festivals. However, the producer decided that the film should also be screened at Malaysian cinemas. The film was officially released on 6 September 2018. [17]

The first screening of One Two Jaga was on opening night of the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy on 29 April 2018. [18] [19] [20] On 29 June 2018, One Two Jaga represented Malaysia at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival in New York. [21] One Two Jaga was a commercial failure and Namron later expressed his disappointment on Twitter about the reaction to the film. [22] [23] [24]

Critical reviews

Shazryn Mohd Faizal from mStar Online described One Two Jaga as "a precious work of Nam Ron and his colleagues although One Two Jaga is certainly not able to record tens of millions of dollars but aesthetics, exclusives, and souls which is precious is what makes One Two Jaga worth honored and respected." [25] [ whose translation? ]

Future

Namron reveals that he want to direct minister bribery in the future [26] while Bront set to direct his directional debut by the genre of thriller. [27]

Novel adaptation

The film was adapted into a 283-page novel of the same name by Sahidzan Salleh. The novel was published by Buku FIXI and released in May 2018. [28]

Awards

One Two Jaga bagged 6awards including Best Film at the 30th Malaysia Film Festival (FFM30). [29] The film also won two out of five nominations at the 2019 ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA). [30] [31]

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResults
2019ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA)Best DirectorNam RonWon
Best Supporting Actor Amerul Affendi Won
Best FilmPixel PlayNominated
Best ScreenplayNam Ron, Amri Rohayat & Ayam FaredNominated
Best ActorRosdeen SubohNominated
Anugerah MeleTOP Era (AME)MeleTOP FilmOne Two JagaNominated
MeleTOP Film StarZahiril AdzimNominated
Festival Filem Malaysia 30thBest Film Bront Palarae & Rozi Isma Abdul KarimWon
Best DirectorNam RonWon
Best ActorRosdeen SubohWon
Best ScreenplayNam Ron, Amri Rohayat & Ayam FaredWon
Best Original StoryNam Ron, Muhamamd Syafiq & Pitt HanifWon
Best PosterPixel PlayWon
Best EditorRazaisyam RashidNominated
Best Supporting ActorAmerul AffendiNominated
Best Child ActorIzuan FitriNominated
201817th New York Asian Film FestivalBest Film (Tiger Uncaged Award)Bront Palarae & Rozi Isma Abdul KarimNominated
Five Flavours Film FestivalBest Film (New Asian Cinema)Nam Ron (director)Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Amri dies in March 2017 due to cancer 4th stage.

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