Pasal Kau!

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Pasal Kau!
Pasal Kau movie poster.jpg
Directed by Adrian Teh
Screenplay by
  • Shamaine Othman
  • Nazri Annuar
Story by Hairul Azreen
Produced byAdrian Teh
Starring
CinematographyYong Choon Lin
Edited byLee Pai Seang
Production
company
ACT 2 Pictures
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)(Netflix)
Running time
112 minutes
Country Malaysia
Languages
  • Malay
  • English

Pasal Kau!, also known as All Because of You!, is a 2020 Malaysian Malay-language action romantic comedy film. It tells the story of two hotel workers named Aiman and Jane, who discovers their feelings towards each other when the seaside luxury hotel is suddenly held hostage by kidnappers.

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It was released on 1 October 2020 on Netflix.

The film is directed by Adrian Teh. It is the first Netflix Malaysian original film. [1] [2]

Synopsis

Hotel staff Aiman (Hairul Azreen) is a happy-go-lucky boy working at a seaside resort hotel. His female colleague, Jane (Janna Nick) has a secret crush on him. One day Aiman falls in love with a guest Sofia. But things go worse when the hotel is suddenly held hostage by a group of kidnappers. Aiman and his friends must band together to come up with an action-packed plan to save the day. And Aiman might discover that his heart may lie with someone else after all. How will their story go? [3]

Cast

Main casts

Other casts

Production

The film is adapted from an idea pitched by Hairul Azreen. [4] It features almost all actors and actresses from director Adrian Teh's previous films PASKAL: The Movie (2018) and Wira (2019), with new cast Janna Nick as one of the main characters. [5] It was filmed in Desaru Coast, Johor. [6]

Originally scheduled to be released theatrically, the film was then bought by streaming platform Netflix as originals.

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References

  1. "Based on real life, Janna Nick and Hairul Azreen star in Netflix's first Malaysian original film". Malay Mail. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  2. "Malaysian action comedy 'Pasal Kau!' to premiere on Netflix this October". NME. 2020-09-23.
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