Rabun

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Rabun
Directed by Yasmin Ahmad
Produced byRosnah Kassim
Lazizah Ahmad
Mazlan Abd Latiff
StarringM. Rajoli
Kartina Aziz
Noor Khiriah
Irwan Iskandar
Hafiz Ibrahim
Ho Yuhang
Release dates
  • 11 April 2003 (2003-04-11)(Singapore)
  • 24 January 2004 (2004-01-24)(Malaysia)
CountryMalaysia
LanguagesEnglish, Malay, Cantonese

Rabun (English: My Failing Sighteyes) is a 2003 Malaysian Malay-language romantic drama film directed by Yasmin Ahmad. [1] [2] It tells a story about a free-spirited older couple, Pak Atan and Mak Inom who decide to spend more time in the country after getting tired of city life. But they find that life in the old village isn't a good thing when they get cheated by a distant relative, Yem, out of some money. They cut him off and Yem plots revenge. Meanwhile, in the city, the couple's daughter Orked is being wooed by a young gentleman, Yasin. Rabun is Yasmin Ahmad's first film before her other films, Sepet , Gubra , Mukhsin , Muallaf and Talentime .

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Premise

The story revolves on Orked who lives with her parents, Pak Atan and Mak Inom and having a feast between them.

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