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Sepet

Name: Sepet
Released: 2004

2004

A Chinese Malaysian boy who sells pirated VCDs and writes poetry falls for a Malay girl, and their tender cross-cultural romance runs up against the prejudices and expectations of their families and society. Yasmin Ahmad's beloved, groundbreaking drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Malaysian Films

This film is stop 10 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Malaysia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Malaysia in the 196 country film challenge.