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Insan (1955)
Directed by K. M. Basker
Drama, Music, Romance · 1h 36m
The same year Shaw’s Malay Film Productions released P. Ramlee’s Penarek Becha, they also produced this melodrama centred around another humble trishaw driver. Like Ramlee’s film it was co-written by young literary upstart Jamil Sulong (who later became a director). Similar issues around class, wealth and modernity are explored through the tale of a kindly older trishaw driver (Omar Rojik) who adopts Jamilah, an orphan and marries her guardian, offering her a simple but better life (including a very, very long visit the circus). As the years pass Jamilah pulls away from her impoverished kampong life towards a world of motor cars and monied families, while kind Omar’s health is failing. A classic slice of social-realist melodrama.
Cast
Saadiah
Siput Sarawak
Omar Rojik
Ahmad Mahmud
Latifah Omar
Crew
- Director
- K. M. Basker
Details
- Release date
- 1955-04-07
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Original language
- MS
- Spoken languages
- Malay
- Countries
- Malaysia